Copyright

Copyright Guidelines
It is illegal to copy (photocopy) most published materials without permission from the copyright owner. Copyright exists to protect the rights and the profit potential of copyright owners. Copyright is implied and assumed in any creative work, whether or not there is a copyright statement in the work.

Print Materials and General Copyright Guidelines
Access Copyright (formerly Cancopy) is the governing body in Canada that monitors copyright compliance. Academic institutions are required to sign an agreement with Access Copyright and pay an annual fee that authorizes much of the photocopying which is required by students, faculty and staff and permits limited copying for personal use and for teaching and research purposes. Dorset College currently holds an Access Copyright licence.

While there are exclusions, members of the Dorset College community may print one copy for personal use and/or for teaching purposes. Faculty or librarians can make multiple copies (1 copy per 30 students to a maximum of 5 for 150 students or more) of a work to put On Reserve. Users are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the details permitted before proceeding.

All members of the Dorset College community are responsible for informing themselves about the parameters of both Canada's Copyright Act and Dorset’s Access Copyright agreement, and for ensuring that any copying they do in connection with their Dorset activities complies with these guidelines. A summary of the provisions of the Access Copyright agreement is posted above and/or adjacent to every photocopier.

Copyright, including implied copyright, is held by the creator of a work, unless and until the creator signs the copyright over to another individual or body. In the case of published works, copyright is usually held by the publisher. No other individual may copy protected works without permission from the copyright holder, regardless of the use for which the copies are intended, except within the limitations permitted by the Access Copyright agreement.
The Dorset College Library's Reserve system will comply scrupulously with copyright legislation. Consult the Reserves Coordinator concerning restrictions on both hard copy and electronic reserve items.
For a complete listing of Access Copyright guidelines: www.accesscopyright.ca.