‘Out of step with other nations’: Canada’s Crown copyright laws in need of an overhaul, say library associations
Experts say there is a lack of clarity around open licensing and permissions for government publications, which could be remedied by following the lead of other Commonwealth countries and adopting Creative Commons licensing for government works.
The portion of Canada's Copyright Act that deals with Crown copyright is outdated and restrictive, and needs to be overhauled or replaced with a Creative Commons licensing used in countries including Australia and New Zealand, according to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the Canad...
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