February 19, 2015
Legislative Summary of Bill C-11: An Act to amend the Copyright Act
February 19, 2015
The Pentalogy: The Supreme Court Clarifies Canada’s Copyright Law in Five Major Decisions
February 18, 2015
Fair uses are all around us each day. The Fair Use Week Tumblr collects stories of these uses, explaining how fair use is employed in our activities. Last year, we read stories about e-reserve policies, parody, music sampling, and journal citing and subciting. We need more stories to share for this year!
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February 18, 2015
Fair use week isn’t just about fair use! Fair dealing is an extremely important component of copyright law, similarly facilitating balance, in numerous jurisdictions including Canada. The University of Toronto is organizing a Canada-wide online discussion about this critical doctrine through videos, blog posts and social media.
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February 18, 2015
The Fair Use Fundamentals infographic explains what fair use is, why it is important, who uses fair use, and provides some examples of fair use.
February 18, 2015
Center for Media and Social Impact Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use.
February 18, 2015
ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries (PDF document).
March 3, 2014
Each day teachers teach, students learn, researchers advance knowledge, and consumers access copyrighted information due to exemptions in copyright law, such as fair use in the United States or fair dealing in Canada and other jurisdictions.
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February 3, 2014
This infographic by ARL, American University’s (AU) Washington College of Law, and AU’s School of Communication shows how and why libraries should use the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries.
February 1, 2014
Infographic that tells the story of how libraries are champions for academic freedom and balanced copyright policies.