Copyright considerations are relevant to many university activities in Canada, both for creators and users of copyright-protected material. This series provides university employees with a general overview of copyright through seven short, self-directed instructional modules. French versions of the original modules are available via the CARL YouTube Channel.

Each module contains a short video, usually between 4 and 6 minutes in length, and a quiz. The webpage text that follows the video is a transcript of the narration from the corresponding video for the module. The quizzes at the end of each module are learning tools; results are not monitored or retained.

These modules are meant to supplement rather than replace the resources provided by your employer. For information about specific scenarios, consult your own institution’s copyright guidelines and policies, and, if necessary, seek legal advice. Separately, the Opening Up Copyright instructional modules, based at the University of Alberta, provide more in-depth copyright information on a range of topics, for a broader audience.

All videos can also be watched on CARL’s YouTube channel.

Module 1 : An Introduction to the CARL Copyright Training Modules (this module has being updated to reflect term extension to +70 years effective December 30, 2022)
Module 2 : How Does Copyright Law Apply at My University? (this module has being updated to reflect term extension to +70 years effective December 30, 2022)
Module 3 : When Do I Need to Think About Copyright?
Module 4 : The Balancing Act: What Rights Do Copyright Owners Have?
Module 5 : The Balancing Act: User Rights
Module 6 : What Do I Need to Know About Licensing?
Module 7 : Openly Licensed Materials
Module 8 : Important Links and En Français

Credits

Narrated by Margo Trueblood
Artwork by Giulia Forsythe
Video Production by University of Waterloo

Written/Adapted/Produced by the CARL Copyright Open Educational Resource Working Group

Amanda Wakaruk – University of Alberta
Ann Ludbrook – Ryerson University
Anne Pottier – McMaster University
Christina Winter – University of Regina
Dan Sich – Western University
Heather Martin – University of Guelph
Kathryn Blair – University of Waterloo
Mark Swartz – CARL/Queen’s University
Rowena Johnson – University of Calgary
Stephanie Boulogne – University of Victoria
Stephanie Orfano – University of Toronto
Stephen Park – Université du Québec à Montréal
Thomas Rouleau – University of Ottawa
Tom Adam – Western University

If you have any questions, the USask Copyright Office can be reached by phone at 306-966-8817 or via email at copyright.help@usask.ca.

Note: The information obtained from or through this site does not constitute legal advice, but is provided as guidelines for using works for educational purposes.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Material may be shared and adapted for noncommercial purposes with the following considerations:

Material for the Openly Licensed Materials video has been adapted from: Year of Open Licenses, https://www.yearofopen.org/what-are-open-licenses/ (CC-BY); Guelph Creative Commons Video: https://learningcommons.lib.uoguelph.ca/item/what-are-creative-commons-licenses (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Scripted material and quizzes have been adapted from Copyright Literacy for Ontario College Employees, ©2014 Ontario Colleges, which is licensed under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 International License. Adapted material is shared here under a different license with permission. Scripts and quizzes have been modified to address an audience of instructors and staff at Canadian universities.

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Credits

Written/Adapted/Produced by the CARL Copyright Open Educational Resource Working Group

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