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TO: All faculty, staff, and students
FROM: Dr. Joanne C. Keselman
Vice‐President (Academic) and Provost
RE: Copyright – New Fair Dealing Guidelines
The landscape around copyright in Canada is rapidly evolving. Recent years have
seen significant developments in the law, particularly around the issue of “fair dealing”,
and the introduction of the proposed new Copyright Act, under Bill C-32. The use of
copyrighted material by faculty, students, and staff has changed, with a growing
emphasis on electronic resources.
The University has every intention of paying for the use made of copyrighted
material by members of our community. However, our view is that allocating the
University’s limited funds to modernizing our resources and services, rather than
perpetuating the antiquated relationship with Access Copyright, would better place our
institution in the modern world. For this reason, our institution (like many others) has
decided that it will operate outside the Access Copyright Tariff. Although some
adjustments will need to be made, we expect that the impact of this decision on the
University community will be minimal.
Over the coming months, the University will continue to develop programs,
educational materials, and learning opportunities to assist members of the University
community with regard to the rapidly evolving issues around copyright.