Title: Makerspaces and Copyright

*Updated: October 2023
Extension to Copyright Term in Canada
Effective December 30, 2022, the general term of copyright protection in Canada was extended by 20 years. The term of copyright protection was changed from life of the author plus 50 years ("Life + 50") to Life + 70. This 20-year extension does not apply retroactively to works already in the public domain in 2022.

Learning Objectives:

- Identify the four important considerations for dealing with copyright concerns in makerspaces
- Understand the relevance of the non-commercial user-generated content exception to makerspace activity
- Describe the limitations on creative activity in makerspaces imposed by digital locks (anti-circumvention protection for Technological Protection Measures)

What's the deal with that Gremlin?
His name is Reginald. You can meet him in the "Other Types of IP" module. Poor, misunderstood, Reginald.

Which of the following is not a question you should ask yourself when using makerspaces:

Q: Which of the following is not a question you should ask yourself when using makerspaces:
- What is the best way to pick a digital lock? (correct)
- Is this for personal use or commercial purposes?
- Am I incorporating third-party content?
- Is this covered under fair dealing?

According to the format-shifting exception in the Copyright Act you can convert media to a different format if:

Q: According to the format-shifting exception in the Copyright Act you can convert media to a different format if:
- You obtained the original legally, it is for personal use, you did not circumvent a technological protection measure (correct)
- You obtained the original legally, it is for personal use, and you circumvented a technological protection measure
- You are making a copy for a friend, you obtained the original legally, you did not pick a digital lock
- You love this movie, selling copies of it could be your new side-hustle, and you screen captured it (the perfect crime)

Printing this many copies of an item using a 3D printer may implicate industrial design protection:

Q: Printing this many copies of an item using a 3D printer may implicate industrial design protection:
- 50 or more (correct)
- 25 or more
- 100 or more
- 10 or more

You likely have reasonable grounds for believing the source material you want to use is not infringing copyright if:

Q: You likely have reasonable grounds for believing the source material you want to use is not infringing copyright if:
- It is labeled for reuse on the rights holder’s website (correct)
- You found it with a Google images search
- You got it off a DVD you picked out of the garbage
- You couldn’t find a licence anywhere

The user-generated content exception applies to every country in the world.

Q: The user-generated content exception applies to every country in the world.
A: false

Content Scrambling Systems that prevents copying of contents on DVDs or Blu Rays and download restrictions placed on video streaming services like Netflix are examples of technological protection measures.

Q: Content Scrambling Systems that prevent copying of contents on DVDs or Blu Rays and download restrictions placed on video streaming services like Netflix are examples of technological protection measures.
A: true

Which of the following are requirements of the non-commercial user-generated content exception:

Q: Which of the following are requirements of the non-commercial user-generated content exception:
- Non-commercial use and reasonable grounds that the source material you are using does not infringe copyright (correct)
- You did not pick a digital lock and you intend to make money from this
- It is solely for the purpose of education or private study
- Non-commercial use and you are making more than 50 copies

Choose the correct statement.

Credits: Makerspaces and Copyright; by University of Alberta; 2019; licence CC BY 4.0