Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) | April 16, 2012
The AUCC and Access Copyright (AC) announced that they have negotiated a model license for universities.
We believe that this negotiated agreement provides a successful outcome for universities, their students and faculty, said Paul Davidson, president of the AUCC. It provides long-term certainty on price, and access to a new range of digital materials. Most importantly, the agreement respects the principles of academic freedom and privacy that are important to universities, and ensures that the administrative burden on institutions is minimized.
The model license will see universities pay AC $26.00 per FTE student annuallly and will be in place till December 31, 2015. The license includes print, digital and coursepack copying.
Copy of Model License: http://arielkatz.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-04-15-Model-licence-agreement_AC.pdf
CAUT’s response to Model License: http://caut.ca/pages.asp?page=1079
Canadian Federation of Students’ response: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/24/4437663/students-pledge-to-fight-new-copyright.html