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Full Name

Eli MacLaren

Bio

Eli MacLaren is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of English at Queen’s University (2008–10). He is a council member of the Bibliographical Society of Canada and a graduate of the Collaborative Program in Book History and Print Culture at the University of Toronto, where he completed a dissertation on copyright and publishing in 2007.

Affiliation

Queen's University

Country

Canada

Case studies by Eli MacLaren

Case study :

Copyright and Publishing

Copyright law allows authors to benefit from their works but also encourages the spread of both ideas and wealth by allowing others to use them. Because it is defined differently in different countries, problems can arise internationally in this balance of interests. For much of Canada’s history, there was no copyright treaty with the United States, and this absence caused great difficulties for Canadian publishers.