Copyright Guide for Faculty and Staff

• Legislative Summary. Bill C-11: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act
• Consolidated Canadian Copyright Act C-42
• Bill C-11 (Copyright Modernization Act)
• Supreme Court of Canada Judgements - Alberta (Education) v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2012 SCC 37
• Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)
• York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) - Supreme Court Judgement, July 2021
• Copyright Board of Canada

• Copyright - Learn the Basics is a short module from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office that can help you learn more about copyright terms, what copyright protects, and the rights you have as a creator.
• CARL has created a Copyright Open Educational Resource for University Instructors and Staff with short instructional modules and videos. This provides an excellent general overview of copyright in an academic environment.
• Opening Up Copyright Instructional Modules from the University of Alberta provide information on a large number of copyright topics and issues.

• CARL-ABRC Code of Best Practice for Fair Dealing for Open Educational Resources explores the legal and practical application of fair dealing in the context of Open Educational Resource (OER) creation in Canada.
• SHERPA/RoMEO provides a collection of publisher copyright policies and self-archiving
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is responsible for the administration and processing of intellectual property in Canada, including copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topography
• Creative Commons provides information for creators to consider to facilitate the dissemination of their works while preserving ownership rights
• Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) is an American organization with an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system (NOTE: not all of the information will be applicable in Canada)

Copyright protection in Canada lasts for the life of the creator plus fifty (70) years. Copyright extends to other countries by virtue of treaties such as the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention and the term in other countries depends on the national law.

The treatment of intellectual property in many countries is governed by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), administered by the World Trade Organization.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) works on the development of international standards for copyright and related rights.

• Canadian Association of University Teachers (Copyright Guidelines)
• Michael Geist (Blog - Contemporary Copyright/Intellectual Property discussions and analysis of Fair Dealing)
• Excess Copyright (Howard Knopf's blog on Copyright and Intellectual Property issues).

Please note: This guide does not provide legal advice. It is intended to give guidance about acceptable use of copyright protected materials.