Copyright at UBC

Allan Bell — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:27:38 +0000

After extensive review, UBC has decided not to sign a license agreement with Access Copyright based on the model that it has recently negotiated with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada … Read more

AUCC licence

Allan Bell — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:28:47 +0000

The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) has reached an agreement with Access Copyright on a new model licence. UBC is currently reviewing the model licence and associated documentation… Read More

licencedb

Allan Bell — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:12:11 +0000

The License Information Database has been updated and enhanced with new permissions categories and language. Access the site…

socaninfo

Allan Bell — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:10:20 +0000

UBC is required to pay SOCAN tariffs when it rents out its facilities for events that play music. Read More…

staythecourse

Allan Bell — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:51:22 +0000

UBC continues to support AUCC in its negotiations with Access Copyright. Read More…

uniteord

Allan Bell — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:03 +0000

UBC will provide information on this site when we have reviewed the separate Access Copyright licenses signed by Western University and the University of Toronto.

Bill C-11

Allan Bell — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:00:27 +0000

The proposed changes in the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-11) are still not yet in force, but include significant amendments from UBC’s perspective. Read more…

Wiley update

Allan Bell — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:52:10 +0000

Wiley will allow a course instructor who has adopted a Wiley textbook to reproduce, on a limited license basis and not for further distribution, Wiley-owned content items included within the textbook and/or instructor support materials. Read more...

Update 1

Michael Ha — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:39:07 +0000

Pearson allows a course instructor who has adopted a Pearson textbook to reproduce Pearson-owned content items included within the textbook and/or instructor support materials. Read more…

The University of British Columbia is transitioning to a new copyright environment

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:31:55 +0000

This will affect your teaching research and administrative work. Read More.