POLICY: EGAA
CATEGORY: COPYRIGHT
POLICY STATEMENT:
The Board believes that students
need to have access to a wide range
of educational resources.
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:
1. "Copyright
infringement" means publishing, adapting, exhibiting, translating,
editing, performing in public, communicating by telecommunication media,
copying, or converting to another medium any work without permission of the
copyright holder.
2. "Works
covered by copyright" means all original intellectual, literary, dramatic,
musical, and artistic works.
3. Works
covered by copyright may only be reproduced with oral or written permission
from the copyright holder, an authorized agent, or the Copyright Board of
Canada.
4. Each
site based administrator shall ensure that reproduction equipment
(photocopiers, computers, and recorders) is labelled with warnings that
reproduction is not permitted without permission from the copyright holder.
5. Print
resources
a. An
employee may duplicate, for personal use only, a single copy of an article,
short poem, or other work for private study or research.
b. If an
employee wishes to make multiple photocopies, the employee shall
1. determine
the copyright holder, by consulting the back of the book's title page or a
magazine's table of contents page.
2. in
the event that the copyright holder does not allow free reproduction or that
the work is not in the public domain, contact the copyright holder by
telephone, followed by a written request.
3. if
verbal permission is granted, indicate the grantor, time, and date on the
letter of request.
4. if
a fee to reproduce materials is required, acquire permission from the site
administrator before proceeding with reproduction.
6. Video
resources
a. Video
programs may only be dubbed off-air with permission from the copyright holder.
b. Only
video programs and feature film for which the school has obtained public performance rights may be shown in
schools.
7. Electronic
resources
a. Electronic
resources (computer software and computer programs stored on any medium) may
only be used as specified in the license agreement.
b. The
Board will purchase site licenses for electronic resources.
8. Music
resources
a. Audio
recordings may be played in schools if the public performance rights were
purchased.
b. Musical
works may be performed in the course of teaching and learning
without obtaining permission from the copyright
holder.
9. "Public
Domain" resources
Works that are in the "public domain" may be
reproduced without permission.
10. The
Board will not accept responsibility for an employee who wilfully and knowingly
contravenes the Copyright Act.
DATE OF ADOPTION:
DATE OF AMENDMENT:
REVIEW DATE: December
2005
LEGAL REFERENCE: Section
(44), School Act, Copyright Act.
CROSS-REFERENCE: