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University Copyright Information 2011


COPYRIGHT

Copyright protects literary, artistic, dramatic and musical works, as well as sound recordings, performances and communication signals. Copyright is implicit in books, articles, posters, manuals and graphs, CDs, DVDs, software, databases and websites. Copyright exists as soon as a work is created. The well-known copyright symbol © need not be present on a work for it to be protected.

Use of copyrighted materials at OCAD University is covered by the Canadian Copyright Act as well as the licenses or agreements the University has with copyright owners and representative organizations.

COPYRIGHT ACT

The Copyright Act sets out what can and can’t be done with copyrighted materials.

The Copyright Act contains a “fair dealing” exception which allows a certain amount of copying to be done for research, private study, criticism, or review, with consent of the copyright holder.  See the Fair Dealing Guidelines below.

OCADU Copyright Licenses - 2011

ACCESS COPYRIGHT

The copyright license that OCADU and most Canadian universities had with Access Copyright, the collective of publishers that licenses photocopying and course packs, expired December 31, 2010.

OCADU (along with most Canadian Universities) did not renew this license and is currently operating under the Access Copyright (AC) Interim Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2011-2013 (excluding Schedule G - Digital Copies).

Many of the copying provisions of the Interim Tariff are the same as those in the former license agreement. Under this tariff, OCADU pays an annual royalty of $3.38 per FTE to make copies of published works that are listed in AC repertoire.

The tariff specifies the limits to copying of works in its repertoire and includes:

Note that the Tariff provisions for copying for the creation of course packs or other copies for sale imposes intrusive auditing requirements which OCADU cannot meet, so OCADU will continue to recommend the use of third party vendors to create course packs and alternate format copying and to clear copyright. See Coursepacks.

The tariff does not cover: works on the AC exclusions list, and works in the public domain (works for which copyright has expired, which may be copied without permission but with attribution).

DIGITAL CONTENT LICENSES

OCAD University Library licenses the content in a large number of e-books, e-journals and other electronic resources. Many of these licenses permit copying of content for inclusion in Course Packs and e-reserves, as well as ILL, linking and copying for personal research and study. For a list of licensed resources, see Databases A-Z.
 
Faculty are urged to build reading/resource lists using digital content licensed by the OCADU Library as much of this material is already copyright-cleared. For information on which databases permit copying of content into MyCourses for Course Reading Lists, and for assistance in the creation of persistent links to licensed pdf’s,  contact  Maureen Carter, Head, Access Services, at Ext. 357 mcarter@ocad.ca

Copying on Campus

ACCESS COPYRIGHT PHOTOCOPYING GUIDELINES

What you can photocopy:
Under the Access Copyright Tariff, students, faculty or staff can make one photocopy of up to 10% of a published work (except a textbook) or the following, whichever is greater:


SCANNING FROM PAPER COPY

The Access Copyright Tariff under which OCADU is operating does not cover scanning. Therefore if you want to scan something for use in research, study, or teaching without copyright permission, you may only do so under the Fair Dealing guidelines.

FAIR DEALING COPYING GUIDELINES

On December 15, 2010, AUCC legal counsel provided a Fair Dealing Policy and recommended that it be adopted as of January 2, 2011 by each AUCC member outside Quebec that intends to operate under the Access Copyright Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2011 to 2013. This Fair Dealing Policy outlines the copies that may be made by University staff and faculty members under the fair dealing exception of the Copyright Act without seeking the permission of the copyright owner. These guidelines do not apply to audio or video recordings. They apply to scanning from paper, as well as photocopying or copying by any other means and are based upon the AUCC interpretation of the fair dealing sections of the Canadian Copyright Act, now in force. Further information may be found in this FAQ List provided to us by AUCC.

Coursepacks

OCADU does NOT avail itself of the right to make Copies of Published Work for sale under section 2(b) of the Tariff as this would oblige the University to operate a Copyright Clearance Centre, obtain Permissions, maintain Records, submit to Audit and Sampling, pay an additional levy of 10 cents per page for copies sold to students, and recoup all costs for the service including the levy from students.

Faculty are advised to order course packs, if required, from third-party vendors who provide comprehensive and complete copyright clearance services and who can confirm full compliance with all copyright legislation for any material submitted. Vendors must have a current Access Copyright License. Here are two options:

ALTERNATIVES TO COURSE PACKS

Course packs can be expensive because they are unique custom-made textbooks. More than 80% of the purchase price is for copyright clearance.

There are several alternatives to Coursepack creation:

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