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General Term of Canadian Copyright Extended from 50 to 70 Years (Details)

On November 23, 2022 the Government of Canada announced that an Order in Council was signed to bring into force the amendments to the Copyright Act that were included in the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 (Bill C-19). Bill C-19 extends the general term of copyright protection in Canada from 50 to 70 years […]

2024-25 Copyright Info Sessions

York’s Copyright Support Office provides Copyright services to ALL faculty and administrative members at York University. Summer information sessions are being offered across the Keele and Glendon Campuses. 2023 sessions will be delivered online. For all sessions simply email copy@yorku.ca to register. Information on the scheduled Zoom meeting will be emailed to you in advance […]

Changes to Moodle

As of December 27, 2014 faculty members or support staff will be required to identify the basis on which they are able to post a copyright-protected work to Moodle by selecting from a range of drop down options (e.g. permission was obtained from the copyright holder, York University Libraries’ licensed content, public domain, fair dealing, […]

Notice to Faculty & Staff on Course Packs

As you have been advised, York University’s licence with Access Copyright to make copies of published materials ended on August 31, 2011. Since that time the necessary steps have been taken to implement the Fair Dealing Guidelines and transition to a copying regime outside of the licence, but within the ambit of the Copyright Act. […]

UPDATE: Dec. 12, 2011: Terms of Use for eJournals & eBooks Available

Dec. 12, 2011 Update: York University Libraries subscribes to hundreds of databases that include millions of journal articles, newspaper articles, and eBooks. For each of these databases, York signs a license that grants certain permissions regarding how we can use the materials in these databases for specific purposes. Most databases allow you to link to […]

Class Handouts

I. Class Handouts Review York's Fair Dealing Guidelines before you make the decision to copy materials for a class handout. For assistance when copying falls outside of York's Fair Dealing Guidelines? Email copy@yorku.ca. Staff will be able to provide you with a list of options that are available to you. II. Other Materials Course outlines, assignments, […]