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Bill C-4 Receives Royal Assent

By savages on March 31, 2020

Bill C-4 Receives Royal Assent

On March 13, 2020 Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, received Royal Assent. This Bill includes amendments to the Copyright Act. [Read more]

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Copyright Considerations for Transitioning your Courses Online

By savages on March 16, 2020

Copyright Considerations for Online Courses

There are a lot of pedagogical and technical issues that make the shift from in-person to online teaching challenging but copyright considerations do not change much and most of the things you are able to do in person, you are able to do online, especially when your online access is limited to students enrolled in your course. [Read more]

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On December 7, 2019, the Copyright Board of Canada certified new tariffs for the reprographic copying of literary works in the Access Copyright repertoire

By savages on December 13, 2019

On December 7, 2019, the Copyright Board of Canada certified new tariffs for the reprographic copying of literary works in the Access Copyright repertoire. [Read more]

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Basics FAQ

General copyright information, including what it covers, how long it lasts, how you get permission to use someone’s copyrighted material and how it works internationally. 1.1 Who in the university is responsible for ensuring that faculty, staff and students comply with copyright laws? 1.2 What is copyright? What rights does it grant the copyright owner? […]

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Copyright Education Copyright at UBC provides workshops and educational materials on copyright and intellectual property, including: copyright resources through the Copyright at UBC website custom workshops and training for faculty, staff, and students updates and Q&As at faculty departmental meetings Members of the team are available to speak on copyright compliance at departmental meetings and […]

Impact of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Canadian copyright legislation

By Allan Bell on November 2, 2018

On September 30, 2018 the Canadian government announced the completion of negotiations toward a new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Read More

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Update to Faculty FAQ

By Allan Bell on January 15, 2018

Your Teaching material was uploaded to a website without your authorisation or approval? Our new Instructor FAQ 2.19 and template might help.

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By Allan Bell on October 23, 2017

Recently, the Copyright Board of Canada certified new tariffs for the performance of live and recorded music. In response, the Information about SOCAN and Re:Sound Fees at UBC webpage has been has been updated to more accurately reflect current tariffs and associated licence fees that may be applicable to the UBC community.

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Federal Court of Canada issues decision in Access Copyright v. York University case

By Allan Bell on July 12, 2017

This morning, the Federal Court of Canada issued its decision in the litigation between Access Copyright and York University. The decision is over 100 pages and can be found here. UBC is currently reviewing this decision to determine what impact it might have on UBC.

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What constitutes Fair Dealing in an educational environment

By Peter D. James on September 21, 2016

A recent article in University Affairs on copyright in the academy may be of interest to the UBC community.
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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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