Use these simple tools and resources to help you apply copyright in your day-to-day work at Brock.
Copyright for Instructors and Staff
CARL Open Copyright Course
This seven-module course from the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) provides an introduction to copyright as it applies in a university setting, with focus on copyright in teaching. Each module is available in English and French, and has a short video and an interactive quiz.
Cheat sheets and other tools
Sample Permissions Letter – use of material in a course
Sample Permissions Letter – use of material in a thesis
What can I post on Isaak/Sakai? – step-by-step flow chart
What can I do with articles from Library e-journals? – a simple guide for what can be done with articles from the Library’s e-journals and e-resources.
Resources on Canadian Copyright
Relevant Supreme Court Rulings –
- CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2004)
- Alberta (Education) v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) (2012)
- Entertainment Software Association v. Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (2012)
Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Copyright Division
Copyright Board of Canada (includes copyright collective societies)
Canadian Library Association’s Copyright Information Centre
Canadian copyright: a citizen’s guide / Laura J. Murray & Samuel E. Trosow. Toronto: Between the Lines, 2013. (KE 2799.2 M87 2013)
The Copyright Pentalogy: how the Supreme Court of Canada shook the foundations of Canadian copyright law / edited by Michael Geist. (Ottawa): University of Ottawa Press, c2013. (KE 2799 C664 2013) Also available through UOP’s open access collection.