Understanding Copyright

WHAT TYPE OF PUBLISHED WORK IS IT?


ARTISTIC WORK (PAINTING, PRINT, PHOTOGRAPH, DIAGRAM, DRAWING, MAP, CHART, PLAN)

IS THE WORK FROM A COPYRIGHT-PROTECTED WORK CONTAINING OTHER SUCH WORKS?


YES

FOR WHAT PURPOSE IS THE WORK BEING USED?


PRIVATE STUDY, RESEARCH

YOUR RESPONSE SUGGESTS THAT THIS USE IS PERMITTED UNDER FAIR DEALING.
You may copy the entire artistic work for the purpose of private study or research.
Note: If you are planning on publishing your research, in general, you may not include a copy of the artistic work with your publication—doing so may not be considered fair dealing.



WHAT TYPE OF PUBLISHED WORK IS IT?

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

FOR WHAT PURPOSE IS THE WORK BEING USED?

EDUCATION (E.G., IN THE CLASSROOM, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTENT)


HOW WILL THE WORK BE DISTRIBUTED?

E-MAILED TO STUDENTS


YOUR RESPONSE SUGGESTS THAT THIS USE IS PERMITTED UNDER FAIR DEALING.

You may copy and e-mail the full article from an issue of a newspaper for the purpose of education.

WHAT TYPE OF PUBLISHED
WORK IS IT?

AUDIOVISUAL (FILM, TV SHOW), SOUND RECORDING

FOR WHAT PURPOSE IS THE WORK BEING USED?

EDUCATION (E.G., IN THE CLASSROOM, LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTENT)


HOW WILL THE WORK BE DISTRIBUTED?

IN CLASS


YOUR RESPONSE SUGGESTS THAT THIS USE IS PERMITTED UNDER FAIR DEALING.

You may present an audiovisual or sound recording in class as long as the copy was obtained legitimately (e.g., owned, borrowed, rented) and your audience consists primarily of students, instructors, or any person who is directly responsible for setting curriculum for the school.

Note: If you are using an audiovisual or sound recording found on the Internet, you may show it in class only if you reasonably think that the copyright holder permitted its use on-line (e.g., an episode of This Hour Has 22 Minutes is posted in the on-line catalogue at CBC.ca).