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Copyright Information for Students

Prepared by the Copyright Advisory Office at Queen's University, this guide provides copyright information that will be useful to students.

Resources for Students

The following resources have been curated and developed for Queen's students. 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: Fair Dealing Requirements for Educational Copying

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

Alberta v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright (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 

Creative Commons Licenses 

Library-Licensed Content & Works: Databases and Search Tools 

Library-Licensed Content & Works License Information 

QSpace

Campus Bookstore at Queen's University 

AMS Printing & Copying Centre

Queen's University Library's Open Educational Resources page

Open Educational Resources Guide 

Crookes v. Newton (2011)

Ed Tech Toolkit

Queen's University Library's Citation & Citation Management page

Queen's University's Student Academic Success Services 

Queen's University's Student Academic Success Services' Online Tutorials & Guides 

Queen's University's Student Academic Success Services' Using Artificial Intelligence Tools Module

Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Board of Canada: Unlocatable Copyright Owners

Queen's University's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs' Permission from Co-Authors Form

Queen's University's School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs' General Forms of Theses 

QSpace User Guide - How to Deposit your Thesis/Dissertation to QSpace 

Queen's University Library's Scholarly Publishing page 

Office of Indigenous Initiatives 

Traditional Knowledge Labels 

Queen's University Library's Indigenous Resources Portal 

Audio Cine Films (Queen's University Library's subscription to streaming service) 

Audio Cine Films' Request Form (for Public Performance Rights) 

Criterion On Demand (Queen's University Library's subscription to streaming service) 

Criterion Pictures' Request Form (for Public Performance Rights) 

Queen's University's Event Services (reserving rooms and campus spaces)

Copyright FAQs

The Noun Project