Connie Fournier- Book Speaking dates at University/ Colleges

[wildernessvoice]

The win at the Federal court has a great impact on students at our university and colleges. You could start with a meeting with Mark Swartz. You are now an expert witness. The human interest side is dynamite - housewife/computer nerd slays Goliath!
Your story assures the student that they are not breaking copyright laws. Your story is confirmation that the colleges and universities that refused to sign on made the right decision.

Other members on Free Dominion probably have college and university contacts. Tell your story.

GO ON A SPEAKING TOUR. TELL THE STUDENTS YOU STOOD IN THE GAP ON THEIR BEHALF!

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Read:
http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/com ... ht-license
Queen's University
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Community invited to comment on model Access Copyright license

2012-06-07

A new webpage on the University Library website allows faculty, staff and students the opportunity to comment on the model license agreed to by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and Access Copyright.

“Feedback from the community is important as Queen’s moves closer to making a decision,” says the university’s copyright specialist Mark Swartz. “I will do my best to provide information to members of the university community in response to comments and concerns.”

The university signed a non-binding letter of intent last month aimed at providing more time for considering whether to accept the model license."
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http://www.broadcastemail.ubc.ca/2012/0 ... copyright/

University of BC

UBC is not signing a license agreement with Access Copyright

May 15, 2012

To: All UBC Faculty and Staff

The following message is sent on behalf of David H. Farrar, Provost and Vice President Academic (Vancouver) and Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal (Okanagan).

After extensive review, the University of British Columbia has decided not to sign a license agreement with Access Copyright (AC) based on the model that it has recently negotiated with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).

We believe we are taking the bolder, more principled and sustainable option, which best serves the fundamental and long-term interests of our academic community.

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http://web4.uwindsor.ca/units/leddy/led ... 2!OpenForm

May 18, 2012

To: All University of Windsor Faculty, Staff and Students

The following message is sent on behalf of Gwendolyn Ebbett, University of Windsor Copyright Officer.

After careful consideration, the University of Windsor has decided to join a number of other Canadian post-secondary institutions in making the decision not to sign a license agreement with the copyright collective Access Copyright at this time.

This decision is in keeping with the position taken by the University in January 2011 to opt out of the Interim Tariff approved by the Copyright Board of Canada in response to an Access Copyright application. In the intervening months, diligent efforts have been undertaken across our campus in order to ensure campus activities have been in compliance with copyright law.

We believe our decision best serves the intellectual and financial interests of our students and faculty, and supports our commitment to academic freedom while positioning the university to participate more fully in the burgeoning shift toward a digital system of building and sharing scholarly content in support of research and teaching.

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http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2012/05/29/y ... t-licence/

York will not enter into Access Copyright licence

Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan, acting president of York University, issued this announcement to the community:

After careful review, a decision has been made that York University will not be entering into the Access Copyright licence agreement that was negotiated by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC).

Along with several other Canadian universities, York has been operating outside of the Access Copyright tariff since Sept. 1, 2011. This decision supports York’s continuing commitment to ensuring access to copyrighted materials for study and research with appropriate payment to authors and publishers.

Copyright law and technologies for content sharing continue to evolve quickly. The York University Libraries has made it a priority to expand its digital collection so as to provide legal access to e-journals and e-books from thousands of publishers. This decision will permit us to continue to invest in the digital resources needed to expand electronic content available to students and to promote e-learning initiatives.
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http://www5.carleton.ca/students/2012/c ... university

Copyright at Carleton University
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Carleton University has decided not to sign on to the new licence agreement with Access Copyright.

Since the new agreement negotiated between Access Copyright and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada was announced in April, we have given serious consideration to the pros and cons of signing and not signing.

Carleton opted out of the old Access Copyright tariff back in September 2011, and since then we have been carrying out our own copyright clearance process. Policies and procedures have been put into place in order to ensure that copyright regulations are respected, required permissions are obtained, necessary costs are covered, and the appropriate transparency and accountability are maintained.

This experience has allowed Carleton to operate effectively outside of the tariff, and puts us in a good position to continue to be responsible for our own compliance with copyright laws, rules and regulations.

In reaching this decision, we have consulted with internal stakeholders and sought external advice. In moving forward, we will continue to work with faculty, instructors, students and staff to ensure compliance.

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http://www.uoguelph.ca/news/2012/06/u_o ... ing_o.html
U of G Opting Out of Copyright Agreement

June 29, 2012 - Campus Bulletin

After extensive review, the University of Guelph will opt out of a national copyright licensing agreement reached between the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) and Access Copyright.

The University had signed a non-binding letter of intent to participate in the model license before a May deadline to qualify for discount incentives, and used the intervening time to arrive at this final decision.

The decision follows similar steps by numerous Canadian universities, including the University of Waterloo, Queen’s University, University of British Columbia, University of Windsor, York University and Trent University.

As well, Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act, was passed recently. It includes several new educational exceptions that are not accounted for in the AUCC Access Copyright license.

"Guelph has a long history of attention to compliance issues and engagement with the principles of fair dealing and open access,” says Rebecca Graham,
U of G’s chief information officer and chief librarian.

She said the decision best meets the intellectual and financial needs of U of G students and faculty and fulfills the University’s commitment to academic freedom and open access, including the sharing of digital materials and scholarly content.

[wildernessvoice]

ps You need a Free Dominion member to act as your booking agent!

....and talk Barb the Lawyer to go along. The two of you would make a great tag team on the speaking circuit.

[J.B. Stone]

VERY cool idea............

[wildernessvoice]

Connie and Mark. How important is that Triple you hit in the Federal Court to colleges and university. Read the position that Dalhousie is forced to accept. Why? LAWSUITS- "to mitigate the risk of litigation from Access Copyright"

Do the math: $26.00 per student X the number of students!

Dalhousie University June 25, 2012

.......... "At a fee of $26 per full-time student (which will not be passed on to students in the 2012/2013 academic year), the licence is costly and covers many rights the University already has under copyright legislation or has obtained through licence agreements with publishers. There are other issues with some of the specific terms of the licence as well. Dalhousie has agreed to sign the licence (which expires in 2015), as an interim solution meant to mitigate the risk of litigation from Access Copyright while the University completes the development of a copyright compliance framework that will assist all members of the University community in meeting their shared obligation to respect the rights of copyright-holders in their use of material for research, teaching and learning."

[wildernessvoice]

VERY cool idea............

We could ship Connie and Barb the Lawyer to Bozeman to speak. You could grab the two of them to work your flower beds for a few days. Mark can't go. MSU is going Smoke Free on August 1, 2012.

http://montana.edu/health/images/smoke.jpg

[J.B. Stone]

VERY cool idea............

We could ship Connie and Barb the Lawyer to Bozeman to speak. You could grab the two of them to work your flower beds for a few days. Mark can't go. MSU is going Smoke Free on August 1, 2012.

http://montana.edu/health/images/smoke.jpg

They'd have to take a major detour........Bozeman is hundreds of miles from Kalispell.

[wildernessvoice]

VERY cool idea............

We could ship Connie and Barb the Lawyer to Bozeman to speak. You could grab the two of them to work your flower beds for a few days. Mark can't go. MSU is going Smoke Free on August 1, 2012.

http://montana.edu/health/images/smoke.jpg

They'd have to take a major detour........Bozeman is hundreds of miles from Kalispell.

Hire Red Dog to hijack their plane?

[Connie Fournier]

VERY cool idea............

We could ship Connie and Barb the Lawyer to Bozeman to speak. You could grab the two of them to work your flower beds for a few days. Mark can't go. MSU is going Smoke Free on August 1, 2012.

http://montana.edu/health/images/smoke.jpg

They'd have to take a major detour........Bozeman is hundreds of miles from Kalispell.

It'd be worth it.

[Number 6]

Do make sure that people will give you a serious donation for your speaking dates. Nothing wrong with making a bit of $$$ to offset all your other expenses. There has to be a tax loophole for this too.

Hire a security bear too. I will work for pecans and ice cream. If my size wont intimidate protestors, me WITH my carved hickory walking stick will.

Spare not the rod 'gainst spoiled brats (of all ages)

[RedDog]

I've sent an email to John Harms on the Board of Directors of Red (Neck) Deer College. John is also the long time General Manager of our Westerner Park Exposition Association and a client for over 15 years. Westerner Park not only puts on the summer fair but most all livestock shows and trade shows while also operating the Enmax Centrium, home of the Red Neck Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. Alice Cooper for example just played there a couple weeks ago.

I've recommended to him that RDC consider flying in the Fourniers to host an evening at the campus Arts Centre Auditorium (a marvelous facility) for students not only in legal programs but media and communications programs. I've suggested to him that covering travel expenses in addition to a negotiated appearance and speaking fee would extend a valuable opportunity to students and the institution but also to the community as a whole while providing exposure to local media on this vital constitutional issue.

[Connie Fournier]

Wow. That would be very cool, RedDog. Thank you.

[J.B. Stone]

Wow. That would be very cool, RedDog. Thank you.

It would be SO funny if Warman were to lose all his cases and appeals and then the stink he raised would result in your making a bundle on appearances and speaking engagements.............

[styky]

Wow. That would be very cool, RedDog. Thank you.

It would be SO funny if Warman were to lose all his cases and appeals and then the stink he raised would result in your making a bundle on appearances and speaking engagements.............

At this point I would think the Fournier's would be happy just to recoup some of the losses or at least break even.