Canadian In-plants Hold Lakeside Retreat

Business and Pleasure

The three days of educational sessions at CUPMAC covered topics ranging from copyright law to humor in the workplace.

The first speaker, Jennifer Lamantia, of Access Copyright, explained Canadian copyright law, which protects works for the life of the author plus 50 years. She also talked about licensing solutions provided by her organization, which is the Canadian copyright licensing agency. A comprehensive license, she warned, gives a school permission to photocopy a specific piece, but not to scan it and post it online; for that, a transactional license would be required. Faculty, she said, must be instructed on what they can do with the license their school has.