Good news for collective licensing

There has been a lot going on as far as copyright is concerned. In recent weeks, Copibec went ahead with blockchain technology, the city of Laval signed a Copibec licence to manage copyright, a Quebec literary magazine adopted blockchain, and Canadian universities that rejected collective licensing heard strong reactions from the public.

Executive Director’s update

Your copyright collective’s efforts have paid off: major progress has been made for both copyright owners and content users.

On February 26, we were pleased to announce that Copibec is embracing blockchain technology. In partnership with a young, dynamic start-up called Scenarex, we are developing a platform that will make it easier for businesses to share copyright-protected content. For copyright owners, this platform built on blockchain technology will ensure an efficient, rigorous approach to copyright management.

We also had the pleasure of announcing an agreement reached with the city of Laval. This collaboration with Quebec’s third-largest city will enable us to distribute $137,000 over six years to copyright owners whose content is used by the city’s personnel. By teaming up with Copibec, Laval has recognized the importance of compensating creators in their role as cultural and economic drivers for the city.

I’d like to conclude by wishing a warm welcome to our new recruit: Xavier Daffe-Bordeleau. He will be in charge of handling requests for the DONA service and will assist with other files in our Education department.

Frédérique Couette
Executive Director

Copyright here and everywhere

First literary magazine to use blockchain

By integrating H literary magazine with Steem Blockchain, editor-in-chief Walid Romani hopes to create a new form of compensation for authors so that content creation and online interactions can generate royalties.

Read the article (in French) in Le Devoir.

Blowback for campaign in favour of fair dealing exception

The Canadian Association of University Teachers recently encouraged its members to sign a petition calling on the federal government to retain the fair dealing exception for education purposes in the Copyright Act. But the petition unexpectedly created a wave of protest among the association’s membership. Surprising? Not really if you consider that many professors are also authors.

Read the reactions on Twitter.

Unauthorized commercial use of baby photo by Walmart

A mother from Alma, Quebec, was in for a big surprise when she went to her local Walmart and discovered that a photo of her newborn daughter had been used as a display sample in the store’s photo centre for two years without her permission.

Read the article (in French) in Le Quotidien.

Copyright compliance and creators' compensation: City of Laval and Copibec take collaborative approach

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Copyright management: Copibec adopts blockchain technology

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