Ann Douglas, president of
PWAC, looks forward to enhanced interest in copyright and greater public awareness as a direct result of this case.
PWAC fought hard and eventually got Southam to agree to stop publishing freelancers' work in other papers without their permission.
"What good is copyright if publishers can grab what they want without paying for it?" asks Larry Jackson, co-chair of PWAC's copyright defence committee.
Sandra Bernstein, chair of the Freedom Of Expression Committee of
PWAC, saw Ryerson's decision to fire Hannon was an example of academic maturity.