On April 22, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal upheld a lower court decision in Access Copyright v. York University, which held that copying guidelines used by York University in Toronto did not comply with the Canadian Supreme Court’s test for fair dealing (fair use in the U.S.). But, in a major blow, the court also held that “tariff” payments for the university’s copying—under rates set by the Canadian government’s national Copyright Board—are not mandatory.
Source: After Loss on Appeal, Canadian Publishers Say Copyright System Is Broken