Another possibility is to request that several copies be placed in the reserve collection of the Resource Centre. Some faculty might seek copyright permission and create their own anthologies of articles which could be published by Printing Services and sold to students through the Bookstore. If copyright poses problems, or if appropriate material to meet specific needs does not exist, a requester might consider creating an original work. If the author was hired or employed by some other person to create the work, then, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the employer is the owner. Copyright in Canada is automatically acquired upon creation of an original work.
Nothing needs to be done to receive basic protection.
It is not necessary to send the actual publication to the Copyright Office when registering materials. For background information on Canadian copyright law, please refer to the foregoing practice and procedure on Copyright. The seeking of permission to reproduce copyrighted material is the responsibility of the initial requester. However, the Resource Centre offers assistance to College personnel seeking permission from publishers or producers to photocopy, print or duplicate copyrighted materials. Depending on the copyright holder, this procedure can take up to three months to complete.