CFLA Copyright Committee Update (July 2022)

July 22, 2022

At the July 2022 meeting, the CFLA Copyright Committee discussed the following:

• Opportunities for future coordination with NIKLA and CFLA Indigenous Matters Committee on copyright-related issues
• Positive decision for user/library rights in Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association that reinforces technological neutrality and note of CALL’s factum submitted.
• Data and Analysis working group formed, created terms of reference, and is now gathering data in preparation for future copyright review
• Crown copyright working group met with staff in two federal offices and discussed how government sees re-use issues and opportunities
• CDL draft position statement and two papers on AI authorship and AI Text & Data Mining are being discussed and reviewed
• The Accessibility working group is forming a coalition to adapt an Australian document “Making Content Accessible”
• Activities to submit from Canadian libraries for the IFLA Copyright & Other Legal Matters meeting upcoming in Dublin, to include: recent Supreme Court decision above, coalition to adapt the Australian Accessibility guide, and papers on AI and controlled digital lending.
• Reviewed thoughts on possible directions for the upcoming Copyright Act review

(Via CFLA Copyright Committee)