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Bill C-11 Update

By Allan Bell on November 7, 2012

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

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Important Provisions of Bill C-11 brought into force

By Allan Bell on November 7, 2012

Important provisions of Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act have been brought into force today.  These provisions introduce broad and far reaching changes for educational institutions, faculty, staff and students.  Read More

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  • March 29, 2023
    Copyright Term Extension FAQ

    In addition to information on the public domain available on the Copyright at UBC website, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries has published a FAQ on term extension that is available on their website. [Read More]

  • March 5, 2023
    Copyright Term Extension Comes into Force on December 30th, 2022

    As of December 30, 2022, the length of the copyright term for every literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work in Canada was extended from 50 to 70 years past the year of death of the author. [Read More]

  • February 2, 2023
    Fair Dealing Week 2023

    This year, to celebrate Fair Dealing Week, the British Columbia Copyright Specialist Consortium  and the Alberta Copyright Consortium will be co-hosting two online events during the week of February 27th. [Read More]

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