Michael Geist on new costs for students

Geist | thestar.com | Sept 13, 2010

Thousands of Canadian students headed back to school last week with many facing rising loans to pay for tuition, books and accommodation. As students struggle to make ends meet, significant new costs loom on the horizon as a result of a battle brewing over copying in universities and colleges.

The potential new costs stem from a tariff proposal by Access Copyright, the copyright collective that licences copying and course-packs on most campuses across the country.

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