Category Archives: Copyright

BC Media Showcase: April 30-May 1

The BC Media Showcase is coming to town, April 30-May 1, at the Italian Cultural Centre.  This annual event is organized by Canadian media distributors for purchasers of audiovisual resources.  It provides an opportunity for two full days of effective and efficient … Continue reading

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DROP-IN COPYRIGHT CLINICS

Wednesday, February 13th 2:00 – 3:30 in room A253   Wednesday, February 27th 2:30 – 4:00 in room A253       Staff will be available to give advice on copyright questions relating to teaching materials, including: paper course packs, … Continue reading

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Copyright Modernization Act in Force

Effective November 7, 2012, most of Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act is in Force as noted in today’s Canada Gazette. It marks the most significant changes to Canadian copyright law in decades. Michael Geist has provided a great overview … Continue reading

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CourseWare Copyright Workshop

There is still room … for Everything You Need to Know about CourseWare Copyright Join Niina to learn how recently revised Copyright laws affect, specifically, your CourseWare. This session will focus specifically on CourseWare and copyright considerations, with an opportunity … Continue reading

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Educational Fair Dealing Policy- Geist Comment

Educational Fair Dealing Policy Shows Why the Access Copyright Licence Provides Little Value – Michael Geist blog, posted Monday October 01, 2012 Michael Geist follows up on ACCC opinion and summarizes their model fair dealing policy as proposed at the … Continue reading

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Media & Copyright in Canada 2012

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 … Continue reading

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New Creative Commons License Tool

  The Creative Commons recently unveiled a new license chooser tool, that allows you to custom tailor how you’d like others to be able to remix or reuse your content using Creative Commons licensing. For a refresher on what CC … Continue reading

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Copying Guideline for Course Packs

Is July 4th marked as an important day on your calendar? Not only is it Independence Day in the U.S. but it is also the College printshop’s request deadline for Fall 2012 course packs. Langara is currently operating under the … Continue reading

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ACCC+Access Copyright agreement

Niina Mitter, Copyright Librarian, is at the ABC Copyright conference and will follow up later. Below just a brief update with recent news. The Association of Canadian Community Colleges have signed a model license agreement with Access Copyright at a … Continue reading

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