Information about SOCAN Fees

By Allan Bell on March 3, 2012

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

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UBC continues to support AUCC in its negotiations

By Allan Bell on February 14, 2012

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

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UBC Reviewing Licenses

By Allan Bell on February 1, 2012

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.

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Wiley Update

By Allan Bell on December 5, 2011

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…

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Pearson Update

By Allan Bell on October 7, 2011

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…

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

By Allan Bell on August 5, 2011

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

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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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