Copyright

Last checked July 2025 by Doris Fiedrich

  • Access Copyright: A nonprofit, national organization that represents over 10,000 Canadian writers, artists and publishers, and their works. Visit Site
  • Canadian Copyright Institute: CCI “is an association of creators, producers, publishers and distributors of copyright works. Founded in 1965, the Institute has sought to encourage a better understanding of the law of copyright…” Visit Site
  • “Copyright.” Government of Canada, 2025-06-10. Services and information providing protection for literary, artistic, dramatic and musical creations. Visit Site
  • “Copyright: An Essential Summary for Indie Authors.” Alliance of Independent Authors, Self-Publishing Advice Center, Feb. 22, 2019. An overview of copyright at a global level excerpted from How Authors Sell Publishing Rights by Helen Sedwick and Orna Ross. Read Article
  • “Copyright Board of Canada Accessibility Plan 2023-2025.” Copyright Board Canada / Commission du droit d’auteur du Canada. Visit Site
  • “Copyright Board decision offers little clarity on fair dealing for education.” Association of Canadian Publishers, March 3, 2016. A statement published to their website about copyright. Visit Site
  • “Copyright infringement.” Government of Canada, 2021-03-19. Visit Site
  • Finlay, Erin. “No Longer Business as Usual.” Magazine Association of BC, Sep. 18, 2013. The keynote speech for MagsBC’s Copyright Forum for BC’s Creative Industries. Watch Video 
  • Friedland, Martin L. “Report to Access Copyright on Distribution of Royalties.” Access Copyright, Feb. 15, 2007. On copyright policies and the work of Access Copyright. Read Report 
  • “Fair Dealing Works!” Fair Dealing Canada, Dec. 21, 2022. On fair dealing copyrights including myths vs. facts. Read Article
  • Justice Laws Website, “Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42).” Government of Canada, 2025-07-24.  Copyright Act. Visit Site
  • McKeown, John. “Canada: Copyright in the Subject Matter of a Photograph.” Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP, Mar. 22, 2018. A short case study discussing the U.S. decision about Jacobus Rentmeester’s photo of Michael Jordan and his suit against Nike for shooting and using a remarkably similar image. Touches on differences in Canadian and U.S. copyright. Read Article
  • Michael Geist: A legal blog by one of Canada’s leading copyright law experts, covering privacy legislation, copyright and Internet law. Visit Site
  • Walker, Keith D. “The Canadian Copyright Law and Common Educational Reprography Practices.” Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation. Vol. 21, No. 1 (Winter, 1996), pp. 50-64. Read Article

 

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