Copyright

Copyright is the sole and exclusive right of a copyright owner to produce, reproduce, perform, publish, adapt, translate and telecommunicate a work, and to control the circumstances in which others may do any of these things.

Copyright law in Canada protects a wide range of works including films, music, artistic works as well as books.

Copying or scanning can be carried out under any one of the following circumstances:

1. The work is in the public domain (see Unsure? look below)
2. Copying is explicitly allowed by the rights holder through a Creative Commons or Open Access licence or similar statement. A condition of using items under a CC licence is proper attribution. Click here tor how to correctly attribute.
3. The work is appropriately licensed by the library. Click here for information on linking to articles in subscription databases.
4. Permission has been granted by the rights holder (usually the author or publisher). Click here for information on obtaining permissions.
5. The copying falls within one of the educational exceptions or fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act. The Copyright Act provides exceptions which allow copying, in paper or electronic form, under certain circumstances for universities or persons acting under the authority of a university.