Libraries Staff Presentations
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2024-06-20
Amanda Wakaruk, Jennifer Zerkee
Slides from a presentation at ABC Copyright 2024, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presentation Abstract: Reproducing and sharing government publications shouldn’t cause legal chill, but we know that it does. What are your library’s legal rights and how should you navigate Crown copyright controls when...
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The Closed Door of Open Government: Creative Commons as a remedy for Crown copyright barriers
Download2019-05-10
Presentation at Creative Commons Summit 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. Program Abstract: The closed door of open government: Creative Commons as a remedy for Crown copyright barriers Open licensing of government publications is a laudable goal, but is rarely achieved in Canada. As a result, many...
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2019-05-28
Presentation at the Canadian Association of Law Libraries conference in Edmonton, Alberta, 2019. Abstract: Section 12 of the Copyright Act is at odds with the aims of Open Government. This talk will review how Crown copyright creates unnecessary barriers to the re-use of government information...
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2018-06-08
Presentation from the NEOS 2018 miniconference. Conference abstract: Librarians and library staff are uniquely positioned to observe how copyright benefits both authors and the public good through the use of these works in libraries. This session will explore ways NEOS members can contribute to...