Canadian publishers will broach the issue Thursday before a House of Commons committee tasked with reviewing the Copyright Act, which requires reassessment every five years. Somebody has recognized that they bring something to the educational experience," Kate Edwards, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers, told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning. Publishers say Canada's copyright rules are squeezing their bottom line and they want compensation from students for photocopying their texts. But students will also be affected by the inability of writers and publishers to create more Canadian content, she said. "What [this] means for Canadian publishers is less ability [to] invest in Canadian-specific works.

Source: CBC News April 26, 2018 17:26 UTC