News archive - 2024

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?

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

University of Waterloo response to the Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative AI

On October 12, 2023 the government of Canada, through the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, asked Canadians to provide their thoughts through their Consultaiton on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence which closed January 15, 2024. Responses were collected in survey format that asked for long-form answers to prompts on a number of thematic areas.