Copyright Guidelines

A. Generally yes, according to our Collective Agreement Section 62.10 “Copyright”. Fuller details can be found at https://www.yukonu.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/YukonU%20Collective%20Agreement%202022-2024.pdf

A. It depends. Different rules apply for films when they are posted on Moodle compared to being used physically in the classroom at a university campus.

 

1) Yukon University licenses streaming video from NFB, Criterion on Demand, and from the CBC (using its Curio.ca platform). Anything posted there may be used for online classes.

• National Film Board of Canada: https://yukonu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.nfb.ca/
• CBC Curio: http://yukonu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://curio.ca/en
• Criterion on Demand: http://yukonu.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://media3.criterionpic.com/cod/lcl_top_subjects.htx

2) Any videos posted on public online streaming platforms like YouTube, Dailymotion, or Vimeo, for example, may be used if there is no password
required for access, and the material does not obviously contravene copyright.

• A TEDTalk is generally OK for private and educational use. See more at https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-com-terms-of-use#h2--copyright-issues-and-licenses
• A feature film posted on a movie sharing site is not OK.
• Amazon Prime, Google Movies, iTunes is not OK because they only include licenses for individual users.
• Netflix? It depends. Usually no, but for some documentaries they have provided a license that allows limited screening at educational institutions. See more at https://help.netflix.com/en/node/57695

3) If using Youtube, we highly recommend you give YouTube Education a try (https://www.youtube.com/education). Videos on YouTube Education are licenced with Creative Commons licences, making it easier to show and share videos.

A. Generally, yes. Please take a look at the CC license and it will help you determine how you may use the material. This link is a good place to start: https://creativecommons.org/use-remix/

A. A citation allows authors to provide the source of any quotations, ideas, and information that they include in their own work based on the copyrighted works of other authors.

Attribution is the cornerstone condition when using a resource or text released with an open-copyright licence. This legal requirement states that users must attribute — give credit — to the creator of the work.

These definitions are taken from Citation vs. Attribution by Lauri Aesoph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Open Text BC provides more information on this difference at https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/chapter/citation-vs-attribution/

More questions?

You can find help on these resources online at our OER guide. Alternatively, you can contact Derek Yap or Ally Goncalves on the Library Services Team for questions or any more information.

 

Check the Fair Dealing Decision Tool developed by the Copyright Consortium of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. The tool will help you determine whether a specific intended classroom use is allowed under Fair Dealing guidelines.