FIMS Presentations

Access Copyright & Technology: Legal and Policy Issues in Education

Lisa Di Valentino — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:30:35 PDT

Access Copyright is a collective organization representing the
copyright interests of publishers and creators. The collective offers
copyright licences that allow certain limited uses of works in the
collective's repertoire. The use of collective licences as part of
copyright management policy was common in post-secondary education
administration until 2010, when many universities opted out of a
contractual relationship with Access Copyright.

The growing movement towards online open access publishing and
Creative Commons public licensing has made information more widely
available without requiring payment and with fewer restrictions on
use. The addition of education to the list of fair dealing purposes in
the Copyright Act, along with the inclusion of provisions allowing for
non-commercial user-generated content and use of materials available
on the Internet, means that educational institutions can more
confidently rely on the user rights afforded by the law. The 2012
Supreme Court decision in Alberta (Education) v Access Copyright
confirms that exceptions to copyright infringement in the legislation
should be interpreted broadly.

I will discuss the innovations in information technology, legislative
changes, and court decisions that have led some to question the
utility and economy of collective licences.

Who's in Charge Here? Information Privacy in a Social Networking World

Lisa Di Valentino — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:25:15 PST

Access Copyright: What does it mean for Western? A Librarian’s Guide

Alan Kilpatrick — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:35:54 PDT

Western was one of the first universities to sign an Access Copyright Agreement. Alan Kilpatrick, an MLIS Candidate, will present the details of this agreement and discuss how it affects libraries and librarians at Western. This is a great opportunity for students interested in academic librarianship and practising academic librarians to discuss the implications of this agreement.

Democratizing Access to Knowledge: Find Out What Open Educational Resources (OER) Have to Offer

Michael B. McNally — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:38:55 PST

This presentation provides an overview of Open Educational Resources (OER). It begins by describing what OER are and why they are important. It then examines where OER can be found and provides some screenshots of the OER Commons, MIT`s Open Courseware Initiative and Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT). The presentation also covers copyright and licensing issues, including a description of the Creative Commons licensing system. It concludes with a brief discussion of how to create OER and provides additional references and resources.

Internet Filtering in the Public Library: The Case of London Ontario

Samuel E. Trosow — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:12:23 PDT

Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada’s Digital Content Advantage

Michael McNally et al. — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:02:38 PDT

Another Look at Bill C-32 and the Access Copyright Tariff: Still Double Trouble for Higher Education

Samuel E. Trosow — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:00:15 PDT

Earlier this year, the government tabled Bill C-32, proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. Following a consultation process, the Bill is widely recognized as more reasonable than its predecessor, Bill C-61. On the positive side, the bill would expand fair dealing to explicitly include "education". On the other hand, the digital locks provisions of the Bill are fundamentally flawed and override many existing and proposed users rights. Also this year, Access Copyright filed a proposed tariff for the post-secondary education sector with the Copyright Board. The proposal, which includes a drastic increase in costs as well as numerous new reporting and auditing requirements has met with stiff opposition from the educational sector. Following up on his July presentation (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspres/4/), Dr. Samuel Trosow discusses the interrelated provisions of these measures and reviews the various responses from the educational community.

Peter Desbarats on News Media and the War against Terror Part 2

Peter Desbarats — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:54:15 PDT

Peter Desbarats on News Media and the War against Terror Part 1

Peter Desbarats — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:54:14 PDT

Ajit Pyati on News Media and the War against Terror

Ajit Pyati — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:46:50 PDT

Sasha Torres on News Media and the War against Terror

Sasha Torres — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:42:17 PDT

News Media and the War against Terror: Introduction

Edward Comor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:29:15 PDT

Bill C-32 and the Access Copyright Tariff: Double Trouble for Educators and Students

Samuel E. Trosow — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:59:06 PDT

The Copyright Debate: Finding the Right Balance for Teaching, Research, and Cultural Expression

Samuel E. Trosow — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:58 PST

Open Access and Its Social Benefits

Ajit Pyati — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:05:04 PDT

Copyright: Retaining and Sharing Rights to Your Scholarship

Samuel Trosow — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:33:57 PDT