Since I work at York University, I'm going to refrain from commenting on this lawsuit. However, as is my practice I'll be creating and maintaining a list of relevant articles and resources here to help me stay current on the matter.
I am not attempting to create a comprehensive list.
General
- Statement of Claim against York University by Access Copyright
- Monday,April 8, 2013: Canada's writers and publisherstake a stand against damaging interpretations of fair dealing by the education sector (Access Copyright press release)
- Access Copyright Interim Post-Secondary Educational Institutions Tariff, 2011-2013
- Access Copyright Interim Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2011-2013 (April 7, 2011)
- Access Copyright website
- York University Copyright and You website
- York University Fair Dealing Guidelines for York Faculty and Staff (11/13/12)
- Access Copyright proposed post-secondary tariff 2014-2017
- A Bad Deal: AUCC/Access Copyright Model License Agreement by The Canadian Association of University Teachers
Some Related Items on Canadian Copyright from 2012 & 2013
- Great Day For Canadian Copyright: Supreme Court Issues Five (Count 'Em) Rulings Supporting Fair Dealing And Fewer Tariffs by Leigh Beadon
- Compilation of Announcements for Institutions Opting-Out of Model License by Sam Trosow
- Access Copyright signs Model Licence with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada by Access Copyright
- What the Supreme Court's copyright rulings mean for you by Peter Nowak
- Debate over licencing fees heats up as more universities work around Access Copyright by Stuart Woods
- U of T and Western sign agreement with Access Copyright by Access Copyright
- Access Copyright announces agreement with the Association of Community Colleges of Canada on a model licence by Access Copyright
- A Proud and Progressive Pentalogy Day in Canadian Copyright Law by Howard Knopf
- Why the Supreme Court's Copyright Decisions Eviscerate Access Copyright's Business Model by Michael Geist
- Educational Fair Dealing Policy Shows Why the Access Copyright Licence Provides Little Value by Michael Geist
- The Supreme Court of Canada Speaks: How To Assess Fair Dealing for Education by Michael Geist
- The great copyright battle: UBC’s bold stand against Access Copyright by Arno Rosenfeld
- OLITA Resolution on Opposition to Access Copyright License Agreements by The Ontario Library and Information Technology Association
- Access Copyright Responds to Motion by the Ontario Library and Information Technology Association Board by Access Copyright
Chronology & Background for Access Copyright/York University Lawsuit (including 2012 & Earlier)
- 2011.07.25. York University to Exit Access Copyright on August 31, 2011 by Howard Knopf
- 2012.01.19. Access Copyright seizes copyright infringing coursepacksfrom York University area copy shop by Access Copyright
- 2012.xx.xx. Course kits seized from local copy shop: Materials confiscated for copyright infringement by Alex Wagstaff (2012 undated)
- 2012.05.25. York will not enter into Access Copyright licence by Vice-President Academic & Provost Patrick Monahan
- 2013.04.08. Statement of Claim against York University by Access Copyright
- 2013.04.08. Monday,April 8, 2013: Canada's writers and publisherstake a stand against damaging interpretations of fair dealing by the education sector (Access Copyright press release)
- 2013.04.08. Access Copyright Thrashes Thrice by Howard Knopf
- 2013.04.08. Access Copyright Sues York University by Jack Unrau
- 2013.04.08. ACCESS Copyright: Lawsuit Launched Against York University by University of Toronto Academic Librarians
- 2013.04.08. Access Copyright and Fair Dealing by Dimock Stratton
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright v. York University - Statement of Claim including Schedule "B" by Howard Knopf
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright's Desperate Declaration of War Against Fair Dealing by Michael Geist
- 2013.04.09. Statement by James Turk / Canadian Association of University Teachers
- 2013.04.09. CAUT saddened by Access Copyright’s hopeless lawsuit
- 2013.04.09. More Access Copyright v. York University Reading Material by Jack Unrau
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright Suing York by University of Windsor
- 2013.04.09. Canada: Access Copyright is Suing York University For Copyright Infringement by Gary Price
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright Accuses York University of Copyright Violations by APUO Librarians
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright Suing York by Annette Demers
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright sues York U over fair dealing policy by Mark A. McCutcheon
- 2013.04.09. what's your hurry, free culture? by John Degen
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright Canada goes on anti-fair-dealing war-path by Cory Doctorow
- 2013.04.09. Access Copyright Legal Action by The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians
- 2013.04.10. Access Copyright Initiates Lawsuit Against York University by IP Osgoode
- 2013.04.10. Students disappointed with Access Copyright attack on fair dealing by Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario
- 2013.04.10. No fair. Dealing with Access Copyright by librAriaN
- 2013.04.10. interrupting Kirtsaeng by Meera Nair
- 2013.04.11. CARL Condemns Access Copyright’s Lawsuit against York University by The Canadian Association of Research Libraries
- 2013.04.11. Access Copyright opens new fronts in dispute with education sector by Stuart Woods
- 2013.04.12. Access Copyright’s Lawsuit against York University by Russell McOrmond
- 2013.04.13. Access Copyright versus York – Week in Review by Jack Unrau
- 2013.04.14. York University, copyright collective brace for legal battle
- 2013.04.14. Canadian universities, copyright collective brace for battle over intellectual property by Diana Mehta
- 2013.04.14. Access Copyright lawsuit: are some of us inadvertently suing our employers? by Heather Morrison
- 2013.04.14. Canadian universities, copyright group brace for fight by Diana Mehta
- 2013.04.14. Universities square off against copyright group by The Canadian Press
- 2013.04.15. Access Copyright v. York U
- 2013.04.15. Canadian collecting society wages war on fair dealing by Iona Harding
- 2013.04.15. Universities brace for intellectual property fight: Access Copyright takes York University to court by Diana Mehta / The Canadian Press
As usual, if I've made any errors of if I've missed anything significant, please let me know in the comments or at jdupuis at yorku dot ca.
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