Access Copyright sues Staples/The Business Depot
Access Copyright – a copyright collective representing authors and publishers – has launched an action against Staples/The Business Depot for $10 million in damages for unauthorized copying on store photocopiers.
This move is a bit mystifying, as the action would seem on the surface to be doomed to failure in light of a Supreme Court of Canada decision from 2004 (CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada) that dealt with copiers in the Law Society library. That decision went through a detailed analysis of copyright law, discussed the fair dealing issues, talked about balancing creator and user rights, and in the end found the law society had not breached copyright by providing copiers.
For a more detailed analysis of the Staples action, take a look at:
