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__**Focus of this Wiki: **__
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 * ====//Attain Copyright knowledge and Promote awareness// ====
 * ====//Create balancing between Copyright law and Classroom Education// ====


 * ====//Complying Copyright law, using internet resources and digital media// ====


 * ====//Become an Access Copyright affiliate to use Copyright materials// ====


 * ====//Finding legitment resources to support learning and teaching// ====


 * //Do not fall victim of Plagiarism //

**__Awareness and Knowledge of Copyright Law is essential__**
====There are many of educators who lack of attention or knowledge of intellectual property law, those who does so could place their schools in legal jeopardy and send a bad message to their students. There is a widespread assumption that copyright does not apply or somewhat limited to educational purposes. Although the Fare Dealing is not defined explicitly in the Canada Copyright Act, but the provision does not exempt schools from some copyright infringement restrictions, it sets conditions on what constitutes fair use, it provides only for the copying of a small portion of copyrighted works for the purpose of private study, research, criticism, and review. However, for educational purpose and schools, for class handouts and course pack photocopying, there is an allowable limit, and a copyright statement must accompany with each copy. ==== Access Copyright recently (January 19, 2012)seized copyright infringements from a copy shop from York University area. It unlawfully copied a course packs from courses offered at York University.They found out that some institutions even the York University recently decided to operate with out an Access copyright license. This shows an urgent need to have license in place as it may as well provoke an increase use of unlicensed copy shops. It is important that creators and publishers be compensated fairly when their works are used. Any educators, who publish articles, develop curriculums; create their own video and audio materials for their class should as well fall in the protection of the area of Copyright act, to have their intellectual property protected. **__Find banlance between Copyright Law and Education is critical__** ====We understand that copyright matters, in the Classroom Provisions of the Canadian Copyright Act, the federal legislation established the economic and moral rights of creators to control the publication of their works, receive compensation for its use, and protect its integrity. There has been a concerted effort to strike a balance between the rights of copyright holders and the needs of users. Bill C-32 amended the Copyright Act to include exceptions for educators, libraries and museums. ====

====Section 29, states that it is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution (or a person acting under its authority) to: ====
 * ====Copy a work, either mechanically or by manual reproduction, for use as a handout or a projected image ====
 * Reproduce, translate or perform material as part of a test or examination
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Distribute test material by telecommunications
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Perform a dramatic, literary and musical work in an educational setting before an audience composed primarily of students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Play sound recordings such as Disc, CD or tapes (though the exemption does not cover films and videos)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Some exemptions carry time limits: educators may
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Make a single copy of a news program (excluding documentaries) to play for a student audience within one year — after that time, royalties must be paid. ====
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Reproduce a broadcast for educational or training purposes, for up to thirty days after the original broadcast. Again, after a year, the copy must be destroyed, or else royalties must be paid.

====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The educational institution must keep full records of such recordings, subsequent rights clearance, or erasure of the material. Another area of exception in the Copyright Act is research and private study: although some restrictions apply, it is not an infringement to copy an article published in a newspaper, review, magazine or other periodical for the purpose of research or private study. ====

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__**Canadian Copyright Act Relating to the Internet resources**__
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In terms of using the Internet information, this can include graphic art designed by someone else on a personal Web site, a personal resume, or a copyrighted song in digital format. However, because there is no formal policing of copyright on the Internet, it is up to the owners to protect their work. If these come with an international copyright notice, (© Name, year), users need to comply with the international copyright law. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Because of rapid changes to Internet technology and services, however, current copyright laws are somewhat behind the times. In particular, the new technology for retransmission of broadcast programming over the Internet has led to initiatives to change the Copyright Act. Bill C-48 proposed but not passed yet.

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Affiliate with Access Canada and retain Access Copyright license **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Access Copyrightsis a non-profit copyright agency, it coordinates copyright usage with the collection and distribution of copyright fees in Canada.Access Copyright provides licensing options for materials where royalties are due for usage. Additionally, Access Copyright collects and distributes these royalties and pursues those who violate copyrights of its members. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Access Canada provides licences giving educators access to a large library of copyright protected material. By obtaining a Comprehensive or Transactional Licence the Educator does not have to ask for permission each time they wish to copy material. Access Canada has obtained those rights within specific parameters. Copying digital works is not covered unless you are copying into a power point presentation. Copying is not allowed if it is going to be uploaded to a course management system.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">__Finding legitment resources to support learning and teaching__
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">It is always the educators' resposibility to be aware and use of the copyrighted material in compliance with the Copyright Law. It is also the responsibility of the institution to obtain approporaite license for its educators to use to support learning and teaching, in order to provide qaulity education to students, it is important to have variety of resources and keep educators up to date with the latest technology, information. ==== media type="youtube" key="IeTybKL1pM4" width="425" height="350" align="left"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 230%;">Copying is allowed, but only when you copy it in the legal way!