2 Copyright Definitions
Victoria Levang
St Clair College Copyright Guidelines exist to “provide guidance to administrators, contractors, faculty, staff, students and visitors concerning the expectation of the law with respect to copying, reproducing, or distributing any copyrighted material.” (St Clair College, 2020, Para. 1).
Quick Definitions:
Canadian Modernization Act: A law that protects creative endeavors by ensuring that the creator has the sole right to authorize their publication, performance or reproduction.
Protected Works: All original works are protected by copyright whether they are written, recorded or as a digital file.
Copyright Clearance: The formal permission to copy and disseminate copyrighted materials.
Access Copyright: a Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency that collects revenues from licensed Canadian business’, governments, schools, libraries and other copyright users for copying and digitizing of works and distributes those monies to the rights holders of those works, such as publishers and authors.
Fair Dealing: Refers to a provision in the Canadian Copyright Act which allows the use of copyright-protected material without payment or permission from the copyright owner. To meet the conditions of fair dealing, the use must be for the purposes of research, private study, criticism, review, news reporting, education, satire, and/or parody. It also must be “fair” in use – not taking away potential revenue or being used in such a way that would damage the reputation of the copyright owner.
Public Domain: Refers to a work (including books, film, images, inventions etc.) that either have no copyright protection, or whose copyright protection has now expired.
For more detailed guidance concerning Copyright in an academic setting, please refer to: Copyright Literacy for Ontario College Employees from The Learning Portal
