Theses and Dissertations Guide – Update

By Allan Bell on April 15, 2015

As of April 15, 2015, changes have been made to the Theses and Dissertations Guide. Read More

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Notice and Notice

By Allan Bell on January 15, 2015

The Copyright Act’s “Notice and Notice” provisions came into force on January 2, 2015. Read More

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Copyright exceptions for Copyright decision maker

By Allan Bell on July 15, 2014

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Copyright Decision Maker

By Allan Bell on July 14, 2014

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Copyright flowcharts useful for visual thinkers

By Allan Bell on April 18, 2014

Are you more of a visual thinker? Then our Copyright Flowcharts will be a useful tool for determining how to use a work in compliance with copyright law.

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New open course & educational resource guidelines

By Allan Bell on April 10, 2014

Have questions about how to handle copyright and fair dealing in Open Course environments? See our new Open Course & Educational Resource Guidelines.

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Copyright FAQs have been updated

By Allan Bell on April 8, 2014

Thanks for all your questions! All of the Copyright FAQs have been updated.

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New Fair Dealing in Practice page

By Allan Bell on January 2, 2014

Have questions about how to apply UBC’s Fair Dealing Requirements? See our new Fair Dealing in Practice page.

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Rights & Permissions Service

By Allan Bell on December 4, 2013

The Scholarly Communications & Copyright Office provides a Rights & Permissions Service to assist UBC faculty and instructors with course-related copyright permissions. Services include: Copyright Permissions Obtaining and tracking course-related copyright permissions and transactional licenses for faculty and instructors Processing Items in Library Online Course Reserves Ensuring that all requests for copyrighted materials in the […]

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Copyright Consultations & Course Support

By Allan Bell on December 4, 2013

Members of the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office are available to work one-on-one with the university community to ensure that teaching and instructional materials are copyright compliant. Services include: Copyright Consultations Provision of information on topics related to copyright compliance for the university community (email, phone, and in-person). Copyright Drop-in Clinics Weekly drop-in clinics where […]

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UPDATES

  • 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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