Readings and Writings on 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
This volume provides a snapshot of access to information in the digital environment, with emphasis on the Canadian situation and issues.
Bill C-32: An Act to Amend the Copyright Act. (June 2, 2010)
Introduction and First Reading, June 2, 2010. Since the House has recessed for summer, the Bill will be taken up in the fall session in late September 2010.
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( 
419 KB)
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Canadian School Boards Association; Canadian Teachers' Federation. After the passage of Bill C-32, a new edition will be released.
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.
In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law. Geist, Michael. 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.
Canadian Copyright: A Citizen’s Guide. Laura J. Murray & Samuel E. Trosow. Toronto: Between the Lines, 2007; 224 pp; ISBN 978-1-897071-30-4.
A comprehensive account of ways in which intellectual property law affects Canadian
users and creators of intellectual property. Written for non-lawyers, Murray and Trosow
compare the financial motivations and dependencies of the various stakeholders,
investigate “fair dealing”, and looks at how existing Canadian copyright law protects
creators’ moral rights.
Canadian Copyright Law. Harris, Lesley Ellen. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2001. 3rd Edition In this third edition of Canadian Copyright Law, Harris brings you the latest updates according to new Canadian legislation and international agreements. And she provides a complete update on copyright issues relating to digital media.
The Copyright & New Media Law Newsletter A quarterly e-newsletter. Hosted by Harris, Lesley Ellen (Copyrightlaws.com). Contributors include: Laura Gassaway, Kenneth Crews, Robert Brauneis, Tyler Ochoa, Anthony J. Roda, Carolyn E. Wright, Rina Elster Pantalony, Pascale Chapdelaine, and Wanda Noel.
Licensing Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians Harris, Lesley Ellen. Chicago, IL: American Library Association. 2008 137 pages. $45.00. ISBN 0838908152
Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century Harris, Lesley Ellen. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1997. 240 pages. ISBN 978-00755284 63.
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.
Copyright and Fair Use - U.S. Copyright Information. Stanford University Libraries
U.S. Copyright Office, The Library of Congress
