Telus Calls for Reform of Fair Dealing

Telus, one of Canada's leading telecommunications service providers, has joined its voice with those of others calling for adoption of a "fair use" style exception to copyright infringement in Canada. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Bev Oda, Telus calls for the replacement of the current Act's "narrow and inflexible fair dealing provisions" with a "'living tree' Fair Use model". In particular, Telus calls for a model flexible enough to permit consumers to engage in time-shifting and space-shifting of content that they own.