Do you use educational media in your courses at Langara? Copyright Librarian Niina Mitter’s presentation on Educational Media & Copyright in Canada 2012 provides a concise overview of Fair Dealing and how you can legally use media such as DVDs or YouTube videos in your classes and D2L.
The presentation deals specifically with Bill C-11 The Copyright Modernization Act (now Chapter 20 of the Statutes of Canada 2012) with an emphasis on provisions which affect the use of media in post-secondary educational institutions such as Langara. The new Act will bring in substantial changes, such as eliminating the need for Public Performance Licenses for classroom showings of media. However, while the Act received Royal Assent in June 2012, it has not yet been proclaimed and hence is not in force. In this situation, the provisions of the Copyright Act of Canada still apply.
As this is a complex issue, Niina is also presenting two copyright workshops this October:
Copyright Essentials for Incoming Faculty
Tuesday, October 23
1230-1330
Room B144
Everything You Need to Know about CourseWare Copyright
Thursday, October 25
1230-1330
A218
More information is available at the LEDC website.
For more copyright information for Faculty, please visit our website or contact Niina Mitter, Copyright Librarian (nmitter@langara.bc.ca).
If you have any questions about or would like assistance with the use of media at Langara, please contact Susan Weber, Media Librarian (sweber@langara.bc.ca).
