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Response to University Affairs article: Majority of universities sign

See the article at:http://www.universityaffairs.ca/majority-of-canadian-universities-sign-licence-with-access-copyright.aspx

My Response

You could have added that many if not most of the signing universities did so under duress of timelines and additional costs as well as their lack of preparedeness. This in no way signals any strong support for the model license. On the contrary, many universities are explicit in stating that they have every intention of leaving the license once they have made preparations. With the new copyright law,and the education extension to fair dealing, professors now have far more leeway in taking advantage of their fair dealing rights without fear of breaching copyright. Universities also need not fear being sued by  an overzealous copyright collective "monitoring" their activities as statutory damages now must be related to losses incurred.