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Description

Canadian and US Copyright laws are similar but not the same. Both countries are signatory to major international copyright treaties that provide minimum standards for national copyright law. The USMCA, a trade treaty, brings the two laws even closer together. We will cover both the similarities and the differences in the two countries' approach to copyright.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this webinar, the participants will be able to: 

• Identify the biggest difference for educational institutions between US fair use and Canadian fair dealing
• Learn the warning signs that show that a publisher or aggregator is trying to insert US copyright into a license
• Name two differences between US & Canadian copyright

Who Should Attend

This webinar is for any librarians interested in copyright. A comparison is especially interesting for librarians involved in interlibrary loan and in license negotiation. 

Presenter

The presenter, Robert Tiessen is a Collections Librarian within the University of Calgary Libraries & Cultural Resources. He has worked at the University of Calgary Library in various roles since 1999 after moving back to Canada from working as a librarian in Montana and Ohio. His interest was sparked in copyright after wondering why the copyright rules were so different between Canada and the US. He is a member of the Canadian Federation of Library Association's Copyright Working Group.

Accessibility Information

If you have questions or requests regarding accessibility, contact ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.