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Copyright Information for Faculty

Prepared by the Copyright Advisory Office at Queen's University, this guide provides copyright information that will be useful to to anyone involved in teaching in the classroom or online, curriculum development, and the construction of course sites.

Resources for Faculty

The following resources have been curated and developed for Queen's faculty. The list of links is followed by a list of the documents and resources that are available throughout this guide. If you are looking for a resource that is not listed here, we would be happy to find or develop it for you. Please contact Meaghan Shannon, Copyright Librarian: meaghan.shannon@queensu.ca

The Canadian Copyright Act

Queen's University's Copyright Compliance and Administration Policy which includes Appendix A: Far Dealing Requirements for Educational Copying

CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada (2004)

Alberta (Education) v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) (2012)

York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) (2021)

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 

The Canadian United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Crookes v. Newton (2011)

Creative Commons Licenses

Library-Licensed Content & Works: Databases and Search Tools 

Library-Licensed Content & Works License Information

Campus Bookstore at Queen's University

AMS Printing & Copying Centre

Open Educational Resources Guide

Google Advanced Image Search

Ed Tech Toolkit 

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Queen's Student Accessibility Services

Library Accessibility Services

Educator Resources (Accessibility)

Théberge v. Galerie d'Art du Petit Champlain inc. (2002)

Robertson v. Thomson Corp. (2006)

Entertainment Software Association v. SOCAN (2012)

CBC v. SODRAC 2003 Inc. (2015)

1395804 Ontario Ltd. (Blacklock's Reporter) v. Canada (Attorney General) (2024)

United Airlines, Inc. v. Cooperstock (2017) 

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Bell Canada (2012)

John Maryon International Ltd. v. New Brunswick Telephone Co., Ltd. (1982) 

Queen's University's Guidance on the Use of Generative AI in Assessment

Generative AI in Teaching and Learning (Centre for Teaching and Learning at Queen's University)

Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Traditional Knowledge Labels 

Queen's University Library's Indigenous Resources Portal

Protocols for Inviting Indigenous Guests 

Copyright FAQs

The Noun Project