Learn More About Copyright

Learn more about copyright from the following resources:

Copyright Blogs

Michael Geist– Focuses on Canadian copyright law, privacy, and other issues. Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa
Canadian Copyright Law - Provides information on copyright and more recently the effect of Artificial Intelligence. Published by Erin Gurski and founded by Lesley Ann Harris.
Copyright Laws - This informative website accompanies Lesley Ann Harris’s book entitled Canadian Copyright Law which includes useful information on copyright
Ariel Katz– Is an associate professor within the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto where he holds the Innovation Chair in Electronic Commerce
Howard Knopf– Excess Copyright is Howard Knopf's personal blog commenting about the excess in copyright, trademark, and patent law. Knopf practices intellectual property law in Ottawa
Kluwer Copyright blog - a compilation of copyright articles and opinions by Wolters Kluwer law firm.

Copyright Collectives

Copyright collective societies list – A list of copyright collectives from the Copyright Board of Canada

Copyright Guides

Intro to Copyright Law – A brief overview of copyright from the University of Alberta
Copyright – An extensive copyright guide from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Copyright Matters! – Copyright questions and answers for teachers from the Council of Ministers of Education
Guidelines for Copyrighted Materials – Guidelines from the Canadian Association of University Teachers
What is Copyright? – A general copyright summary from the University of Saskatchewan

Copyright Texts

Canadian Copyright: A Citizen’s Guide by Laura Murray & Sam Trosow (Call Number: KE2799.2 .M87 2013) – This revised edition of Canadian Copyright parses the Copyright Act and explains current Canadian copyright law to ordinary Canadians in accessible language, using recent examples and legal cases.

Canadian Copyright in Schools and School Libraries by John Tooth (Call Number: Z649.F35 T66 2015) – This book addresses copyright issues that typically arise in those educational settings. The goal is to provide some direction to help school staff across Canada answer copyright questions in their daily work. This publication offers some focus for the reasonable handling of copyright issues based on legal interpretation and case law.

Canadian Copyright Law by Lesley Ellen Harris (Online with Saskatchewan Polytechnic user name and password) – An updated guide to Canadian copyright law for an age of reckless infringement. This edition of Canadian Copyright Law brings you the latest updates according to new Canadian legislation and agreements.

Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law by Michael Geist (Online) – This book represents an effort by some of Canada’s leading copyright scholars to begin the process of examining the long-term implications of the copyright pentalogy. The variety of contributors ensures an equally diverse view on these five cases.
For the Engagement of Learning: The Origin of Canadian Copyright Law by Myra Tawfik (Call number KE2799 .T39 2023). This resource addresses the contested history of copyright law in Canada, where the economic and reputational interests of authors and the commercial interests of publishers often conflict with the public interest in access to knowledge. It chronicles Canada's earliest copyright law to explain how pre-Confederation policy-makers understood copyright's normative purpose.