All organizations and businesses need to carefully monitor how they legally use the content of others (third-party content), and how they mitigate their copyright infringement risks. If copyright compliance is a priority in your school or business or organization, see
How to protect photos you post online may be both simpler and more difficult than you realize. Are you one of those people snapping photos all the time with your phone, or perhaps a camera or tablet? Although you may
Who answers copyright and licensing questions in your library? Who addresses compliance issues in your organization? Are they best equipped for this role? Copyright can be complicated, so we’ve created this simple guide to copyright for librarians to get you started. You
This Q&A provides answers to commonly asked digital copyright questions. It will be helpful to anyone who creates or uses digital copyright-protected materials. As always, please don’t rely on our short, practical answers as legal advice or opinion. Contact an
Droit de suite (English translation: right to follow) is a unique right for artists that exists in some countries’ copyright law. It ensures that the creator of an artistic work, or their heirs, receives part of the resale value of
Are you publishing content in print or online? Our primer/refresher course The Essential Guide to Managing Copyright Issues in Publishing will provide you with confidence in: The course includes interactive quizzes at the end of each module, Tools, downloadable lessons and an activity
Understanding copyright permissions and infringement is important to minimizing your copyright risks. Below we explain the meaning of copyright infringement, followed by Q&As on obtaining copyright permissions and what constitutes copyright infringement. You may also like our eTutorial, Obtaining Permission:
This article sets out information on orphan works under Canadian copyright law.
Complying with copyright law takes copyright education, consistent application of the law and a go-to person such as a Copyright Officer to guide others in your library or business toward doing the right thing both legally and ethically. Many think
Canadian librarians and international copyright law go hand-in-hand. We explain what Canadian librarians need to know about both Canadian and global copyright law in order to manage the use of content in their libraries and organizations and keep unauthorized uses