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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Keep copyright in mind…everyday!

As a community of people learning, researching, teaching, and supporting day-to-day operations at the University of Waterloo we are all creators and users of content. That means keeping copyright in mind isn’t just for instructors - it matters in a variety of situations across the institution. You can always reach out to copyright@uwaterloo.ca for guidance. Sometimes it’s hard to know what your question would be, and that’s okay!

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Keep copyright in mind…when you post course materials to LEARN or Perusall

You’ve carefully curated a selection of readings and you want your students to have easy access to them. You might be using LEARN, Perusall, or another password-protected learning management system. How can you make sure your students get access to the readings while respecting copyright?

It depends on where you sourced the readings, the Copyright Decision Tool can help you think through this. Here’s a summary of the most common ways to clear copyright in course readings: 

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Keep copyright in mind…when you select videos to show in class

There’s a film that you want to show your students – how do you go about doing this while respecting copyright?

It depends on the source of the video, and how you want to show it. The Copyright Decision Tool can help you work through this. Below are a couple of examples of ways to make lawful use of film in the classroom.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Keep copyright in mind…when you create your slide deck or lecture materials

You’ve got a bunch of great visuals that will help your students understand the concepts in your course. How can you make sure you can use them, while respecting copyright?

Friday, November 17, 2023 — 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM EST

Government Relations and the Copyright Advisory Committee are inviting you to a consultation on copyright and artificial intelligence. The feedback provided in this consultation will help us prepare an institutional response to the federal government survey.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

We want your feedback on copyright services

The Copyright Advisory Committee is collecting feedback on the copyright services offered across campus. We’re looking for feedback from all instructors, staff, and graduate students.

When: September 26 – October 18, 2023

Monday, August 28, 2023

New guidance available: Copyright and generative artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and related technologies are subject to existing laws and regulations in Canada, such as intellectual property, copyright and privacy laws, among others. The legal status (e.g., copyright legislation and case law) of GenAI services is currently unsettled in Canada. A new guide on GenAI and copyright is available; designed to help you make an informed decision about using GenAI-created content.

Generative artificial intelligence

By the Copyright Advisory Committee, with the help of dan brown, Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science

55. May I stream an audiovisual work from a streaming website, including Netflix?

The streaming subscriptions that the Media Resources Library has with CBC Curio, Criterion Pictures, Digitalia, the NFB, and Psychotherapy.net are intended for educational use. These terms pertain to in-class courses, distance education courses, and assignments (where an instructor does not show the program in class but assigns it to students to watch on their own time).

54. Can I change the format of audiovisual materials for accessibility purposes?

Permission is required to change formats for accessibility purposes. Using existing closed-captioned media is encouraged. The cost of making a request to a vendor to close caption, or to modify a non-closed-captioned DVD from a television series can be very costly and time consuming.  

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