CARL will advocate for copyright legislation that is fair to users and workable for libraries. It will make known to decision-makers the needs of research libraries in the context of copyright-related agreements that may affect libraries or their users. It will work to increase awareness in research libraries of relevant copyright issues.

Key CARL Documents

Documents on C-11

CARL press release on the introduction of Bill C-11 is available here.

CARL letter to Minister Moore on Copyrigh issues post-election 2011 can be found here.

Documents on C-32

CARL's press release on our presentation to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 is available here.

CARL's testimony before the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 can be found here.

CARL's submission to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32: Considerations on an Inclusion: “Education” as an Explicit Fair Dealing Purpose PDF

A Canadian Approach to Digital Copyright . This statement highlights CARL’s position on four key copyright reform issues. PDF (January 2008)

CARL’s 2009 Copyright Consultation Submission PDF (September 2009)

OTTAWA, June 7, 2010 - CARL Commends Government on Copyright Bill PDF

CARL's letter to Minister Moore regarding Bill C-32 (October 29, 2010) PDF

CARL Supports the AUCC in its Objection to the Proposed Access Copyright Post-Secondary Education Tariff 2011-2013 PDF

Related websites and resources

A link to the text of Bill C-11, and the legislative summary of the bill, can be found here

Analysis by Michael Geist of Wikileeks info related to bill C-32 can be found here

Michael Geist has posted a very useful document that integrates C-32's clauses into the Copyright Act.

Fair dealing guidelines can be found below:

• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) Copyright guidelines
• Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Fair Dealing Guidelines

Copyright Consultations ( copyright.econsultation.ca )

Karen Adams (University of Manitoba) spoke on behalf of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) at a round-table on copyright reform in Winnipeg on August 5, 2009.
Audio http://copyright.econsultation.ca/audio/Aug05Eng.mp3
Transcript here.

Key Considerations of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries for a New Copyright Bill with Reference to the 2008 Bill C-61: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act. PDF (November 2008)

E-Books in Research Libraries: Issues of Access and Use. Prepared by the CARL Copyright Committee Task Group on E-Books (April 2008) PDF

CARL letter to Mr. Albert Cloutier, Director, Copyright and International Intellectual Property Policy at Industry Canada and Mr. Jean-Paul Boulay, Director, Policy Development at Canadian Heritage concerning copyright reform (April 15, 2008) PDF

Rights or Restrictions? An examination of several key issues and debates surrounding the use and potential legislative protection of DRM systems PDF

Related Websites

Canadian Copyright

• Copyright Act
• AUCC
• The Copyright & New Media Law
• Canadian Copyright Information
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Council of Ministers of Education, Canada
  
  
  • Copyright Bulletin # 1, January 31, 2008: Changes to the Copyright Law Must Include an Amendment to Address Educational Use of the Internet ( PDF )
  • Copyright Bulletin # 2, March 7, 2008: Education Organizations Need Clarity in Canada's New Copyright Law ( PDF )
  • Copyright Bulletin # 3, March 14, 2008: Educational Use of the Internet: "Fair Dealing" Just May Not be Enough ( PDF )
  • Copyright Bulletin #4, March 19, 2008: Concerning the Educational Use of the Internet:
    An Education Amendment Does Not Narrow Fair Dealing ( PDF )
  • Copyright Bulletin #5, March 31, 2008: Educational Use of the Internet: Is There
    an Implied Licence? ( PDF )
• Canadian Heritage
• Faircopyright.ca
• Library and Archives Canada

United States Copyright

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Association of Research Libraries
• Cornell Law School

International Copyright

• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives HTML (August 26, 2008)
• IFLA's fundamental principles for the licensing agreements of electronic resources (2000)

Resources

• Fair Dealing, CAUT Intellectual Property Advisory, No. 3 (December 2008) PDF
• University of Waterloo Copyright FAQ