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In mainstream and academic publishing, copyright refers to a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. Copyright does not protect ideas, only their expression.
- Copyright owners have the exclusive statutory right to exercise control over copying and other exploitation of the works for a specific period of time, after which the work is said to enter the Public Domain. Uses covered under limitations and exceptions to copyright, such as Fair Dealing, do not require permission from the copyright owner. All other uses require permission. Copyright owners can license or permanently transfer or assign their exclusive rights to others.
The Copyright Act of Canada is Canada's federal statute governing copyright law in Canada. The Copyright Act of Canada which was first passed in 1921 and substantially amended in 1988 and 1997.
FAIR DEALING USES: Fair Dealing is "the right, within limits, to reproduce a substantial amount of a copyrighted work without permission from or payment to the copyright owner. The Copyright Act of Canada clearly states that Fair Dealing for the purpose of research or private study does not infringe copyright.
DISCLAIMER: Fair Dealing does not mean that works under copyright are open to plagiarism. It is your responsibility to properly cite any and all works that you use by acknowledging the author and source of the materials.
LICENSED USES: Any electronic resources, listed in the StMU E-Resource Directories, which have the Copyright  logo provide access to content that is under copyright and which has copy restrictions in forces. Please consult the access terms & conditions of use of specific electronic resources for details about access.
DISCLAIMER: St. Mary’s University College (StMU) and the StMU Library are not responsible for copyright infringement by an individual using a photocopy machine, scanner installed on the StMU campus, or any other reprographic software or utilities installed on any campus computers.
COPYING EXCEPTIONS ALLOWED UNDER FAIR DEALING: It is not an infringement of copyright to exercise fair dealing with respect to a copyright work for the purpose of research or private study. Under fair dealing individuals are entitled to copy the following for the purposes of research or private study.
- Subject to paragraph 3 below, up to 10% of a Published Work, other than a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
(a) an entire chapter from a book provided that it does not exceed 20% of the book;
(b) an entire article from a periodical publication;
(c) an entire short story, play, poem or essay from a book or periodical publication;
(d) an entire entry from a reference book, such as an annotated bibliography, dictionary, or encyclopedia;
(e) an entire reproduction of an artistic work from a book or periodical publication; and
(f) a single musical score from a book or periodical publication.
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Subject to paragraph 3 below, up to 5% of a textbook produced primarily for the post secondary education market, or the following, whichever is greater:
(a) an entire chapter from a textbook provided that it does not exceed 10% of the textbook;
(b) an entire short story, play, poem or essay from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10% of the textbook; and
(c) an entire reproduction of an artistic work or a single musical score from the textbook provided that it does not exceed 10% of the textbook.
- No copies may be made of the following:
(a) any of the works referred to in sections 1(b) to 3(f) of these guidelines where the publication containing the work does not contain other works. For example, no copy may be made of a play from a publication containing the play but no other work;
(b) unpublished works;
(c) proprietary workbooks, work cards, assignment sheets, tests and examination papers:
(d) instruction manuals;
(e) newsletters with restricted circulation intended to be restricted to a fee paying clientele; or
(f) business cases which are made available for purchase.
The Library has posted more information on Copyright and Fair Dealing on its policy section, which is accessible from the front page of the Library website.
The Library also has specific FAQs on different aspects of Intellectual Property rights in an academic context:
Acknowledgements & Other Information
For more information on the Library's copyright policy, library users should consult the Library's Copyright Policy page. For information of copyright policies with respect to faculty and administrative services, StMU Faculty and Administrative staff should consult the Library's Intellectual Property resources.
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