Copyright Guide
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- Purpose of this guide
- Copyright basics
- What is copyright and how does it work?
- Ideas, facts and originality
- Digital works
- Duration of copyright
- Public domain
- Using copyrighted works
- Insubstantial/substantial
- Fair dealing
- Fair dealing (Canada) versus Fair use (U.S.)
- Educational exceptions
- Libraries, museums and archives exceptions
- Exception for persons with perceptual disabilities
- Licences
- Creator’s rights for published works
- Text (Print and Electronic)
- Videos and DVDs
- Radio and Television Broadcasts
- Sound Recordings
- Adaptation, Translation and Performance
- Still Images
Useful Web sites- Contact
See also:
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This web page is currently being updated to reflect recent changes in Canadian copyright laws, specifically the adoption of the Copyright Modernization Act. For more information on the state of copyright in Canada, see the Government of Canada’s Balanced Copyright website. |
Useful Web sites
- Canadian Heritage, Copyright Policy Branch
- Canadian Musical Reproductive Rights Agency
- Canadian Private Copyright Collective
- Concordia University Policy on Copyright Compliance (PDF)
- Canadian Copyright Act
- Canadian Library Association Copyright Information Centre
The CLA provides summary information on the Copyright Act, regulations, bills to amend the Act and case law, as well as several links to more detailed analysis. Also available is the official CLA's position statement on copyright. - Digital Images and Copyright
- Educational Rights Collective of Canada
- Faircopyright
A resource for Canadians, especially teachers, students and creators. The home page is a blog on copyright. The site also promotes involvement in the copyright reform from a user's perspective. - Industry Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office
- Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada
- SHERPA/RoMEO
Provides a summary of publisher copyright policies and self-archiving - SPARC: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Information compiled by the Association of Research Libraries (note: this is an organization from the United States - not all information is valid for Canada)
page last updated on: Tuesday 26 February 2013
