Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I really feel it's necessary to try to correct the record a bit here. There's been a lot of questionable information provided here that I think is creating some confusion around the table.
I'm going to go first to the Teachers' Federation briefing here. First of all, it says:
The current Canadian Copyright Act states that it is not an infringement of copyright to “deal fairly” with a work that is protected by copyright for five listed purposes: research, private study, criticism, review, or news reporting. Adding education to this list seems a natural fit. Whether or not any particular use for education purposes is considered fair will require
—this is important—
an assessment using the six factors determined by the Supreme Court of Canada: the purpose of the dealing; the character; the amount; alternatives to the dealing; the nature of the work, and; the effect of the use on the work. In applying these factors, the Federal Court of Appeal has found that a teacher making copies for a class of students is not fair.
It seems, Mr. Brown, you're of the impression that the court ruling doesn't matter, that the inclusion of fair dealing for education means the fact that the Supreme Court has said that making copies is not fair isn't relevant.
Is that my understanding of what you're saying?