Language

Language and Discourse in the Copyright Act Review by Jennifer Zerkee and Stephanie Savage

Their research project analysed briefs that were presented as part of the copyright review using NVivo.

There preliminary findings reveal that language used was primarily from a user-rights perspective 58.4% compared to a creator-rights perspective 38.4%, which contradicts some of the assumptions that we make on this topic. 

19 separate communities are represented in the briefs (education and publishers had the highest representation).  Internet was the next biggest group, and represent groups that use the Internet to present their content online (Google Canada as an example).

Briefs highlighted and complement the focus that the majority of academic institutions have on the circumvention of TPM, fair dealing, and the focus on protecting traditional knowledge.