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Readings and Writings on Copyright Law
Canadian Copyright Law
Access to Information in a Digital World
Adams, Karen and Birdsall, William F.
Canadian Library Association, 166 pp. ISBN 0-88802-310-3, $49.95
Bill C-60 - An Act to amend the copyright Act
First Reading: June 20, 2005.
Dies on the order paper, November 29, 2005
Bill C-32: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act Phase II
Web Address: http://www.parl.gc.ca/bills/government/C-32/C-32_4/C-32_cover-E.html
Canadian Copyright Act Chapter C-42: "Unofficial" Consolidated Statute of the Canadian Copyright Act. Department of Justice. As updated August 31, 2004.
Web Address: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/
Copyright Guide for Canadian Libraries - Canadian Library Association (CLA) and Wanda Noel (December 1999, 150 pages).
This guide provides library staff with basic copyright information. It sets out who is protected by copyright, what is protected and for how long. It describes the rights copyright provides to creators and the limitations that are placed on those rights for the benefit of libraries and library patrons. Knowing these rules will permit libraries to provide maximum service to their patrons while remaining within the confines of the copyright law.
This printed guide includes the complete text of the Copyright Act and regulations pertaining to book importation and library exceptions. CLA members will be able to copy freely from the guide.
The guide is now out-of-print. It is, however, available through many Canadian libraries.
Copyright Matters: Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers, 2005 (published in pfd format 
419 KB)
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Canadian School Boards Association; Canadian Teachers' Federation
This is a newly revised edition of the original September 2000 document.
Demystifying Copyright: A Researcher's Guide to Copyright in Canadian Libraries and Archives, Jean Dryden, Canadian Library Association (January 2002, 46 pages, ISBN 0-88802-298-0).
Researchers in libraries and archives are both consumers and creators of copyright material. This guide provides information that researchers and those who serve them need in order to understand how copyright works and to apply the rules to particular situations. Includes Copyright Rules, Definitions, Summary of Economic Copyrights, What Can be used without Seeking Authorization, and Collective Societies and Other Agencies.
Geist, Michael In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law. Irwin Law, 2005. ISBN: 1-55221-113-4. $50.00
----. Michael Geist's website. Contains his writings on the Internet, copyright, the law and technology.
Harris, Lesley Ellen Canadian Copyright Law . McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2001. 3rd Edition
Web Address: http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/companion/copyrightlaw/
Online Book Order
----. Copyright, New Media Law Newsletter: for Libraries, Archives and Museums Free e-newsletter. To sign up send e-mail to lehletter@copyrightlaws.com
----. Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians
----. Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century
Book. Amazon.com.
Industry Canada/Canadian Heritage
Copyright Reform Process
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/crp-prda.nsf/en/Home
A Framework for Copyright Reform
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/crp-prda.nsf/en/rp01101e.html
Interim Report on Copyright Reform (May 14, 2004)
Web Address: http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?COM=8792&Lang=1&SourceId=80836
Status Report on Copyright Reform (March 2004)
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incrp-prda.nsf/en/rp01133e.html
Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operation of the Copyright ct (Section 92 Report) (October 2002)
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incrp-prda.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/rp00863e.html
Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues (2001)
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incrp-prda.nsf/en/h_rp01102e.html
Consultation Paper on the Application of the Copyright Act's Compulsory Retransmission License to the Internet (2001)
Web Address: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/pics/rp/retransmissione.pdf
Noel, Wanda and Canadian Library Association (CLA). Copyright Guide for Canadian Libraries (December 1999, 150 pages).
This guide provides library staff with basic copyright information. It sets out who is protected by copyright, what is protected and for how long. It describes the rights copyright provides to creators and the limitations that are placed on those rights for the benefit of libraries and library patrons. Knowing these rules will permit libraries to provide maximum service to their patrons while remaining within the confines of the copyright law.
This printed guide includes the complete text of the Copyright Act and regulations pertaining to book importation and library exceptions. CLA members will be able to copy freely from the guide. This book is now out-of-print. It is, however, available from many Canadian libraries.
United States Copyright Law
Conference on Fair Use (CONFU). Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Appendix J from the (U.S.) CONFU Report. September 1997.
The Copyright Website - U.S. Copyright Law.
Fair Use and Copyright - U.S. Copyright Information.
U.S. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress