Copyright Revenue Fell 80%

One of Canada’s most acclaimed independent publishing houses has told MPs its copyright royalties dropped 80 percent with free photocopying under federal law. Publishers and authors appealed to the Commons industry committee to tighten regulations that allow mass copying of works in the name of research: “For every cent we get, the author gets a cent.”

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