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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?

It depends on the source of the image. We’ll cover one of the most common topics we receive questions about: reusing images found online. For example, if you wanted to use the Plains Zebra infographic available on the PBS Nature site, Infographic: All About the Plains Zebra in a slide deck in Zoology 100, and upload a copy of it to the LEARN space for the course. One way you could use this image would be under the Work available through the Internet exception in Copyright Act – this exception allows you to copy an entire work as long as you meet a set of five requirements:

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.

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.

Monday, December 21, 2020

Copyright implications for teaching with audio-visual materials online

As teaching has shifted online, we’ve been paying close attention to how to provide copyright compliant access to course materials in remote teaching environments. At the end of the Winter 2020 term the Copyright for teaching online guide was created. At that time, we lacked clarity on how the Copyright Act could support instructors to make use of audio-visual (AV) materials in online classrooms.

Monday, December 14, 2020

Copyright notice: A new reminder in LEARN

As we all prepare for Winter term 2021, this message focuses on copyright management for content uploaded to the LEARN learning management system by faculty and instructors.  The Provost, in his message of July 27, 2020, highlighted the University’s ongoing efforts to make available copyright resources and supports for students, faculty, and staff.  Beginning in December, new messaging and a pop-up notice regarding copyright will appear in LEARN.  This pop-up informs you of t