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Copyright law affects creators

Canadian creators work tirelessly to bring our stories to life, to enrich and elevate our lives and experiences, and to give us the fullest perspective of what it means to be Canadian.

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Creators have mobilized across Canada to send a message to Ottawa that the federal government needs to amend the Copyright Act to restore fair compensation to creators and publishers for the copying of their works by the education sector.

For 10 years, creators like me have not been paid by educational institutions when our work is copied. Please support...

Posted by Kelly Watt on Monday, November 15, 2021

For 10 years, creators like me have not been paid by educational institutions when our work is copied. Please support...

Posted by A. S. Compton on Sunday, November 21, 2021

Changes to the Canadian Copyright Act allow unlimited free copying of authors' works by educational institutions, nixing...

Posted by Brenda Guiled on Thursday, November 4, 2021

I'm reposting a throwback pic of the happy day my box of books arrived from the publisher! Since that time, (and even...

Posted by Deborah Fannie Miller on Thursday, November 4, 2021

Creators like me appreciate being paid when our work is used by educational institutions. It allows me to keep writing....

Posted by Jennifer Mook-Sang on Tuesday, November 9, 2021

For 10 years, creators like me have not been paid by educational institutions when our work is copied. Please support...

Posted by Kate Story on Friday, November 5, 2021

Amend our rights! Canadian educational institutions have avoided paying fees for using our work for the past 10 years....

Posted by Raquel Rivera on Friday, November 5, 2021

How would you like it if your original creative work was used thousands of times over without payment? That's what...

Posted by Ray Argyle on Wednesday, November 3, 2021

For 10 years, creators like me have not been paid by educational institutions when our work is copied. The government...

Posted by Safder Alladina on Saturday, November 6, 2021

We need a new Copyright Act that actually says that breaking copyright is stealing money from creators. Because it...

Posted by Welwyn Wilton Katz on Tuesday, November 2, 2021