tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post7656520176834568656..comments2024-03-23T13:09:54.464-04:00Comments on EXCESS COPYRIGHT: Even More Unsettling News After the AC/AUCC “Negotiated Settlement”?Howard Knopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18321190334597129416noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20803105.post-15976109984264326272012-04-26T14:41:29.917-04:002012-04-26T14:41:29.917-04:00As a graduate student and President of the Athabas...As a graduate student and President of the Athabasca University Graduate Students’ Association (AUGSA), I was proud that Athabasca was one of the first institutions to take a lead in opposing Access Copyright’s demands. Both Access Copyright’s earlier demands and the newly signed agreement with AUCC are bad for students and bad for universities. AUGSA supports AU’s decision to oppose Access Copyright’s demands and to refuse to sign the new agreement.<br /><br />We are disheartened to read that AUCC has essentially abandoned its member institutions that have chosen not to sign the new agreement and that AU may be left to fight this on its own.<br /><br />A number of students and academics from AU have expressed our disapproval of the AC/AUCC agreement, most recently in response to an article about the agreement published in University Affairs, AUCC’s magazine. In particular, I would like to draw your attention to the comments made by Dr. Rory McGreal, as well as my own comments in support of his response. Both of these comments can be read on the original UA article as well as on Dr. McGreal’s blog.<br /><br />Amanda Nielsen<br />President<br />Athabasca University Graduate Students’ AssociationAmanda Nielsenhttp://www.augsa.comnoreply@blogger.com