Copyright Licensing Request

If after consulting the information below you require licensing permission from the copyright holder, you may submit a copyright licensing request.

Note: You may need to submit more than one request if you are using more than one resource or have multiple items from one resource.

Any outstanding questions not covered below may be directed to : copyright@uoit.ca

You DO NOT need to seek permission from the copyright holder if:

• The library owns a copy of the print or online resource or subscribes to the database that provides access to a particular e-resource (single copies of individual articles not entire issues) you may print one copy for your personal use and/or for teaching and research purposes .
• The library does not own a copy of the print resource you require or does not subscribe to the database that provides access to that particular e-resource, and you are able to obtain a copy through another source, you may print one copy for personal use and/or for teaching and research purposes.
• The material is copyright free and resides in the public domain (items in the public domain are available for unrestricted access).
• The resource is licensed to the public with "some rights reserved" as with the Creative Commons model
• You place no more than five copies on reserve*
  * As a general rule an instructor can place multiple copies of a reprint on reserve in an academic library (1 copy per 30 students to a maximum of 5 for 150 students or more). Students may check out the material from the Circulation Desk and make their own personal copy.
• You own copyright to the entire work (Instructors may place their outlines, course notes and lectures on Reserve as either a print or electronic reserve for their students. In addition, Academic creators [as long as they have not signed over exclusive rights to a journal or publisher] can share their research on E-scholar, a digital repository of UOIT research).

For a complete listing of Access Copyright guidelines: www.accesscopyright.ca.

You MUST seek permission from the copyright holder if:

• You are reproducing more than 10% of a printed published work (For more details on the percentage of a work that can be copied see: What you can copy under Access Copyright guidelines).
• The library does not subscribe to the article database or a durable link is not available (Copyrighted electronic file sharing is illegal unless the library subscribes to the vendor database from which the material is found)
• You are intending to reproduce more than one personal print copy and do not plan to place reprint on reserve
• You plan to change the format of a copyrighted work from one technology to another (See exceptions under the Canadian Copyright Act, Section 32(1) - Persons with Perceptual Disabilities - reproduction in alternate format)
• You plan to use copyrighted material in PowerPoint or flash presentations
• The media you plan to post online is copyrighted
• Copyright for the work no longer subsists in Canada
• The work is on the Access Copyright exclusions list
• The material to be reproduced is an instruction manual or teacher's guide
• The material to be reproduced is a government publication: federal, provincial, crown
• It is an original artistic work: photonegatives and transparencies, mounted or unmounted
• It is a publication containing a notice expressly prohibiting copying under license with a Reproduction Rights Organization
• The work is intended to be used and replaced such as published workbooks, work cards, assignment sheets, tests
• The material to be reproduced is an examination paper
• The intended reproduction is an unpublished work
• The publication contains commercially viable proprietary information, such as newsletters
• The material to be reproduced is print music (including music published for use by choirs, orchestras, bands, similar groups and individual performers, whether religious, instructional, professional or recreational)
• The material to be reproduced are letters to the editor and ads in newspapers, magazines or periodicals

For a complete listing of Access Copyright guidelines: www.accesscopyright.ca.

If you require detailed information on the library's copyright provisions for print, electronic, and media resources before making a request, please see the Copyright Guidelines webpage or contact Kathryn Hanson at 905.721.8668 ext. 2399.