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We make it easy for users to share content responsibly, collect payment for this use, and distribute the royalties we generate to creators and publishers.

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The deadline for eligible creator affiliates to make or revise their Payback claim for 2026 is May 31.
Ensure you are maximizing your 2026 Payback payment, to be distributed in November.
More information here: https://t.co/9OFuPX9xnp

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Our 2025 Annual Report is out.

Read all about the work we did last year to build our renewed foundation.

Check it out here: https://t.co/ALbacj0PXr

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Seventy-one percent of Canadians surveyed believe the federal government needs to take action to stop the unauthorized use of copyright-protected news content by AI companies.

[National Post @nationalpost]

Canadians overwhelmingly favour federal intervention over alleged news theft by AI

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The claim period for the 2026 Payback payment is now open.

All creators affiliated with Access Copyright as of December 31, 2025 are eligible for the 2026 Payback payment.

More information on this year's claim period can be found by clicking below.

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There's still a week to get in applications for this year's round of funding for Access Copyright Foundation's Professional Development Grants program. All the details on applying are available by clicking below. https://t.co/KoSTttTPMP

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Video of his address here: https://t.co/bD4Ueoyl91

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We deeply appreciate Björn Ulvaeus of Abba's address to attendees of last week's AI and Culture Summit in Banff. An important rallying cry for the importance of ensuring creators are protected in the age of AI. https://t.co/lxU1qAkgXW

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An important and thoughtful op-ed by Paul Deegan of News Media Canada. Among his recommendations to the federal government on AI policy is the following: "the Copyright Act should not be amended to include a text and data mining exception." https://t.co/lTcrsIemX2

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Congratulations to this year's finalists, including our affiliates Don Gillmor, Maggie Helwig and Karin Wells.

[Writers' Trust @writerstrust]

Announcing finalists for the 2026 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing:

◢ On Oil by Don Gillmor

◢ Encampment by Maggie Helwig

◢ On the Ground by @BSTEWA3

◢ On Book Banning by Ira Wells

◢ Women Who Woke up the Law by @karinbwells

https://t.co/jmCZmPnfaM

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Canadian Writers! Need financial support to attend a writing course?

Apply by April 1 for an @AccessCopyright Professional Development grant to cover up to $3000 for Sage Hill tuition & travel! 😄☀️

More info and apply at:
https://t.co/b4dWJXtc6B

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Around 10,000 authors have come together to publish Don’t Steal This Book, an empty book protesting the government’s proposed "commercial research exception" to copyright law 👇

[The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction @ShieldsPrize]

The 2026 Shields Prize Longlist! On behalf of the Jury, Carmen Maria Machado shared: “It’s been such an honor and a privilege to encounter this body of work by women and non-binary authors, who are writing some of the most exciting literature...” 1/5 https://t.co/0SjjVYOsho

[Magazine Association of BC @magsbc]

Call for Applications: @AccessCopyright Professional Development Grants: April 1, 2026
Are you a Canadian professional in the literary or visual arts wanting financial support?
#fundingavailable available for #Canadianwriters, #VisualArtists & #Publishers
https://t.co/N0xXnvkpWR

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Congratulations to our affiliates @silviamg & Gemma Files on being among the nominees for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards. https://t.co/GKDFlmu125

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This week is Freedom to Read Week in Canada. We stand with other organizations to champion intellectual freedom, and to protect our freedom to read. Learn how you can get involved: https://t.co/oKln7AbzvD #FreedomToRead #FTRW26

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For our affiliates - we are pleased to share that 2025 T5 slips were mailed out on February 23. More details can be found by clicking on the image below. https://t.co/JM58tu86u8

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Access Copyright Foundation is accepting applications for its Professional Development Grant program for 2026. If you are a Canadian professional in the literary or visual arts wanting financial support to sharpen your skills, we hope to hear from you. https://t.co/KoSTttTPMP

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Next week is Freedom to Read Week, and the Book and Periodical Council is holding a free online session (Feb. 26 @ 2 p.m. ET) on book censorship in Alberta. There will be practical advice on how to speak out against censorship. Register here: https://t.co/tzGF98boT5

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There are a few days remaining to apply for an Access Copyright Foundation Marian Hebb Research Grant for 2026. Be sure to complete your application by Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

https://t.co/LMuNQcIa2t

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...the Victoria Festival of Authors Society, the Writers' Federation of New Brunswick & the Writers' Union of Canada.

Thank you as well to the jurors for the 2025 Events Grant program: Amanda Farnel, Kaitlin Littlechild & Chelsey Young. 3/3

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...the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop Society, @bcyukonprizes, @BrocktonWriters, Funny Pages Society, @gritlitfestival, @IBBYCanada, NorthWords Writers Festival Society, the Ontario Library Association, the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild, Telling Tales,... 2/3