ABC Copyright Conference
Browse by
The ABC Copyright 2019 Conference was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on May 30 and 31, 2019. The theme of this year’s conference was “Negotiating Copyright: Local, National and Global Contexts.”
Hosted by the University of Saskatchewan Copyright Office
Recent Submissions
-
The Decline of Collective Copyright Licensing in Canada's Post-Secondaries Explained Using the Theory of Fields
(2019-05-31)Fligstein's and MacAdam's Theory of Fields was used to analyze how Access Copyright lost its incumbent advantage in the traditionally stable field of copyright administration in Canadian post-secondaries and why that field ... -
The sky is not falling--A discussion about the Fair Dealing Guidelines
(2019-05-31)Over the past year, the Federal Government has sought input from Canadians regarding the state of the Copyright Act; a particularly divisive issue has been the inclusion of "education" in the scope of Fair Dealing. Brought ... -
Towards Reconciliation
(2019-05-30)As we remember Dr. Gregory Younging, we might also consider that Indigenous precepts underwrite the system of copyright as we have come to know it. Not only is the Copyright Act tri-jural, representing precepts of common ... -
Negotiating copyright in online creative spaces: how Canadian fan writers navigate and learn about law
(2019-05-30)The Internet makes it easier than ever for users to access, transform or "remix", and distribute content. This technological and cultural revolution makes creators of us all - and makes copyright more relevant to more ... -
Cultural Appropriation in Fashion: Is Copyright the Answer?
(2019-05-31)Cultural appropriation cases spark passionate debate because while fashion's borrowing of stylistic elements from other cultures is common practice, it can in reality be offensive to the holders of source cultures. ... -
OA policies & traditional publishing agreements: Status of non-exclusive licenses in Canadian copyright law?
(2019-05-30)To ease the problem of paywall-blocked access to scholarly articles arising from publicly funded research, some universities have adopted a rights-retention OA policy. In this type of policy, faculty grant to the university ... -
Language and Discourse in the Copyright Act Review
(2019-05-30)This is the slide deck and speaker notes that accompanied our ABC Copyright Conference 2019 presentation which outlines progress on our qualitative assessment of the content and impact of written submissions to the The ... -
Copyright: An International Perspective
(2019-05-30)National copyright laws necessarily include a number of provisions that are required to comply with international copyright treaties. The World Intellectual Property Association (WIPO) has traditionally been focused on ... -
Social Media and Copyright
(2019-05-30)Since copyright protects books, films, music, art and images, we evidently need to use copyright protected works in our teaching for illustration, reference and resource. On top of this, social media is being increasingly ... -
Software Preservation and Copyright - Adapting the ARL Fair Use Code of Best Practices for Canada: Preliminary Findings
(2019-05-31)Preserving and maintaining library collections is an area where libraries and copyright naturally intersect, particularly in the modern age. To properly preserve and maintain print and digital library materials and the ... -
CUSMA & Technical Protection Measures
(2019-05-30)If CUSMA (aka USMCA or MUSCA) is ratified it will severely limit the ability of the Canadian Government to limit the impact technical protection measures on Canadians and Canadian libraries. Section 41 of the Copyright Act ... -
Crown copyright: More than just an outdated provision
(2019-05-30)Presentation at ABC Copyright 2019. Conference program abstract: Section 12 of the Copyright Act is at odds with the aims of Open Government and many government works have become inaccessible, or even been lost due to Crown ...
RSS 2.0