Even though this year is unlike any others, we can still count on the changing seasons. Your copyright collective has continued its activities, offering copyright management services and issuing customized licences to meet your needs.
Bill C-10
In early November, the federal government tabled Bill C-10, which provides a framework for online broadcasters and ensures that the Broadcasting Act applies to them. Copibec was pleased to hear Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault underscore the importance of promoting local culture. As he explained, 鈥渁sking streaming broadcasters to do their fair share is not a luxury, it鈥檚 a matter of fairness.鈥
Indeed, in the interest of fairness, Copibec is continuing to push to have the Copyright Act updated as well. Content creators are still living with the consequences of the Act鈥檚 2012 revision. Those amendments to the Act must be corrected so the stories of tomorrow can be told.
Quebec bookselling campaign
We applaud a new initiative launched by a group of Quebec associations and businesses to support our local book industry. Je lis qu茅b茅cois, a campaign launched on October 26, is intended to promote Quebec talent. It鈥檚 no surprise that the book industry has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This campaign was put together by 9 leading players in the book industry who decided to join forces. Among them are Copibec鈥檚 two founding associations: UNEQ and ANEL.
Go to the jelisquebecois.com site to find a bookshop near you or a site where you can order books online.
Data collection is ongoing
Some things haven鈥檛 changed! As was the case in previous years, November 30 is the deadline for the first reporting period in the data collection process for Quebec elementary and high schools.
Was your school selected to collect data? Teaching personnel as well as specialists such as librarians and resource teachers are required to report all the copyrighted content that they have photocopied, scanned or displayed onscreen since the start of the school year.
Copibec recently renewed its partnership with the Quebec ministry of education to allow teaching personnel to use copyrighted content in class. New terms of use are in effect to make remote teaching easier.
Do you have questions about the agreement? Please refer to our website or contact our Education team!
We鈥檒l have more news next month in our last newsletter of 2020. In the meantime, follow us on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on what we鈥檝e been doing and get the latest news in the arts and culture sector. You can also visit our LinkedIn page to learn more about copyright in the workplace.
Fr茅d茅rique Couette
Executive Director