Broadcast Emails

This page contains an archive of all Broadcast emails concerning copyright at UBC.

You may also be interested in reviewing the UBC Copyright Issues Summary and Bill C11: The Copyright Modernization Act for additional information on the history of copyright at UBC.

June 3, 2020
York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) Update
In 2013, Access Copyright commenced a legal case against York University in Federal Court seeking enforcement of an interim tariff approved by the Copyright Board. York, which had refused an Access licence in 2011, claimed that the tariff was not mandatory and further stated that the application of its Fair Dealing Guidelines and practices protected it from any claim of infringement. [Read more]

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]

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]