From: "Seeley, Mark (ELS-CMA)" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2016 22:51:19 +0000 Access Copyright (the Canadian RRO) commissioned a study by PWC in 2015 of the results, and have a short press release here http://www.accesscopyright.ca/media/94998/pwc_intropage_final.pdf The full report from PWC can be found at the International Authors Forum page at this link http://internationalauthors.org/pwc-reports-harm-of-copyright-exception In addition to license revenues to publishers and authors declining precipitously, also reports of book distributors and local publishing operations in Canada shut down as a result. Best, Mark Mark Seeley, Senior Vice President & General Counsel Elsevier (: Direct: +1 (781) 663-2241; Mobile: +1 (781) 354-4429 *: [log in to unmask] Internal Elsevier Legal department intranet site: http://nonsolus/legaldepartment/ External information at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 08:30:48 -0400 I was interested to see this short article: Canadian Copyright Modernization Act: Chronicle of a Disaster Foretold http://publishingperspectives.com/2016/10/canadian-copyright-modernization-act-chronicle-disaster-foretold/#.WAhzuph97gE It goes like this: "November 7, 2017, will mark the fifth anniversary since the Copyright Modernization Act came into force in Canada. But the act has brought enormous disruption to the book economy, which is based largely on the intangible capital that is copyright. For many Canadian authors, creators, and publishers, this act has been nothing short of a disaster." Any folks on the list who can comment or have a perspective on the above statement? It certainly caught my attention. Thank you, Ann Okerson