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Fair Use/Fair Dealing: Which Should Give You More Comfort?
Plenary Session, VRA 27 Annual Conference, Toronto
Hosted by the Ontario College of Art & Design, March 18, 2009

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Many copyright scholars have often argued that the U.S. copyright exception of "fair use" is more liberal and allows for greater flexibility than its "fair dealing" counterpart in Canada. But after a 2004 landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada, some scholars have suggested that the Canadian doctrine of fair dealing actually offers the user, particularly the educational user, more latitude to make different uses of a created work (and more comfort in doing so) than does it s U.S. counterpart. The session features two noted copyright scholars (one from Canada and one from the U.S.) to discuss the differences and give us a better understanding of the two doctrines.

Organizer/Moderator:
Gretchen Wagner, ARTstor

Speakers:
U.S. Representative:
Kenneth Crews, Director of Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University

Canadian Representative:
Giuseppina D'Agostino, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University