Title: CCH v. LSUC

Learning objectives for this module
- Recount the circumstances and outcome of the CCH case.
- Describe the role of fair dealing in the CCH case.
- Explain the use and interpretation of the CCH six-factor test.

Learning objectives for this module
- Recount the circumstances and outcome of the CCH case.
- Describe the role of fair dealing in the CCH case.
- Explain the use and interpretation of the CCH six-factor test.

Q: Fair dealing is a users’ right. The librarian is not the ultimate user of the copied material, therefore no copying by librarians for their patrons can be fair dealing.
A: false

Q: Which of these issues was not addressed in the CCH case?
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- Whether the provision of a self-service photocopier constitutes copyright infringement
- Whether the Law Society’s custom photocopying service constitutes copyright infringement
- Whether the Law Society’s copying of the publishers’ works can be considered fair dealing
- Whether the geographic distance between a Law Society member’s office and the Great Library’s print collection is a determinative fair dealing factor (correct)

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Q: Complete the phrase that was included in the majority SCC decision: "In order to maintain the proper [...] between the [...] of a [...] and [...], it must not be interpreted restrictively."
A: balance; rights; copyright owner; public good

Q: The six fair dealing factors used by the SCC in this case set a precedent and must be used by the judiciary in all future copyright infringement claims where the defendant relies on a fair dealing argument.
A: false

Q: While the SCC made it clear that fair dealing is an important users’ right and has a key role in maintaining the balance of interests between users and rights-holders, this balance can only be maintained through a restrictive interpretation of fair dealing.
A: false

Q: Which of the following is NOT one of the six factors for determining the fairness of a dealing?
- The Character of the Dealing
- Alternatives to the Dealing
- Transformative aspects of the Dealing (correct)
- The Nature of the Work

Choose the correct statement.

Credits: Opening Up Copyright Module: CCH v. LSUC; by University of Alberta; 2018; licence CC BY 4.0