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The common law doctrine of fair abridgment was created in Gyles v Wilcox, which eventually evolved and prompted the doctrine of fair dealing to permit the unauthorized copying of copyrighted works in certain circumstances. The ability to copy copyrighted works in an unauthorized manner is essential.
The 2004 ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada in CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada has gone far in clarifying the concept of fair dealing in Canada. In considering fair dealing the Court makes the following general observation: It is important to clarify some general considerations about exceptions to copyright infringement.
The purpose of the dealing, character of the dealing, amount of the dealing, alternatives of the dealing, nature of the work and effect of the dealing are factors that can contribute to fair dealing. Those favouring a broad interpretation of fair dealing argue there ought to be reasonable unauthorized reproduction of works because it ...
The fair dealing exceptions were characterized as a user right, and must be balanced against the rights of copyright owners. [19] When claiming "fair dealing" the defendant must show that 1) the dealing was for the purpose of either research or private study and that 2) it was fair. [20]
Most of the opposition to the Bill from the opposition parties, in particular the NDP's opposition is about two aspects: [10] The fact that it is prohibited to circumvent digital locks even for lawful purposes and henceforth all the fair dealing [11] rights in the bill can easily be removed by the usage of such a digital lock, and the missing ...
Bell Canada with approval for the propositions that: 1) fair dealing enables user to engage in activities that might otherwise amount to copyright infringement, [19] 2) that fair dealing is a user's right and the relevant perspective at the first stage of the test is that of the user, [20] and 3) that the "amount" factor is not a quantitative ...
Referring to this, Liberal MP Geoff Regan commented on the irony of the government advising Canadians to break its own law. [21] On June 25, 2012, it was revealed that the Department of Justice had warned Industry Canada that prohibitions against the circumvention of locks may violate freedom of expression and/or disability rights in the ...
CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, [17] expanded upon that, with the Supreme Court of Canada holding that fair dealing, as well as related exceptions, is a user’s right. In order to maintain the proper balance between the rights of copyright owners and user’s interest, it must not be interpreted restrictively. [ 18 ]