In Canada and in many other countries, fair dealing is a part of copyright that recognizes that certain uses of copyright protected works are beneficial for society and therefore do not require the permission of the copyright holder.
What does fair dealing mean to you?
Here are a few recent submissions:
“Fair dealing is an important part of creating fair and equitable access for students to short excerpts of course readings that do not fall under student purchased materials like textbooks or library purchased ebooks and journals. It should also be noted that Open Access, Open Education Resources and other models of freely sharing and accessing scholarly and educational material are important positive trends that continue to impact student’s access to content.”… Read more “Ryerson University”
“The cost of weakening fair dealing, including increased charges by Access Copyright, will be passed on to students. There is an argument to be made that writers’ incomes in Canada is decreasing and that we as a society should do something about that. But it’s unfair to ask students to pay for it. Fair dealing isn’t the problem, and changing it is isn’t the solution.”… Read more “Nick Mount”
What role does Fair Dealing have in the classroom? The University of Lethbridge Library has produced this short video featuring three U of L faculty discussing how Fair Dealing shapes the structure of their classes and how Fair Dealing substantially benefits both teachers and students.… Read more “University of Lethbridge faculty members”
“Ryerson’s librarians have been efficient in posting and organizing requested materials for reliable online access. On occasion, they have also drawn my attention to copyright issues when I have inadvertently requested material beyond the Fair Dealing limit.”… Read more “Catherine Jenkins”
“The Ottawa Public Library’s ‘Aging by the Book’ program is a volunteer-led reading circle, hosted in branches and in library homebound services locations (retirement residences), that helps older adults explore aspects of aging. Participants harness the power of stories to build a community of interest around a broad and flexible conception of aging by reading copies of excerpts from texts in the library’s collections to spark discussion.”… Read more “Ottawa Public Library”