Useful Links
[Updated: 03 Nov 2025]
Blogs
For up-to-date commentary on copyright-related issues:
Michael Geist | Law professor, University of Ottawa
- Topics include copyright, intellectual property, digital policy and technology
- Law Bytes podcast
Ariel Katz | Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
“On intellectual property, competition, innovation, and other issues”
Howard Knopf (Excess Copyright) | Intellectual property lawyer and copyright policy advisor in the Canadian government (retired)
“Intellectual property law is good. Excess in intellectual property law is not. This blog is about excess in IP and related law.”
Meera Nair (Fair Duty) | Copyright Officer, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
“Under this title is an eclectic collection of writings, some explaining the law, others touching on subjects allied to reading, writing, creativity, innovation, access, domestic politics and international copyright-related activity.”
Barry Sookman | Copyright and Intellectual Property Lawyer
“This site is about technology, copyright, artificial intelligence, and privacy law.”
The Quad (University of Alberta) – Copyright Blog Posts
Articles on copyright-related issues relevant to the U of A community.
Organizations
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Government of Canada agency that provides IP services and resources, including:
Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
Organization that works to advance research and higher education through leadership and advocacy. Copyright-related resources include:
- Codes of Best Practice
- Copyright Open Educational Resource for University Instructors and Staff
(7 video modules) - Accessible Content: A Guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on Searching for Accessible Formats and Producing and Distributing Alternate Formats
PDF, EPUB
Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
Organization that champions the value of libraries and advocates on their behalf. Copyright-related resources include:
- Position papers
- Accessible Content: A Guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on Searching for Accessible Formats and Producing and Distributing Alternate Formats
International organization that works to develop practical solutions that enable the sharing of education, culture, and science in the public interest. Useful tools include:
- CC License Options
- CC Signals: A New Social Contract for the Age of AI
- Recommended practices for attribution
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
United Nations agency that provides services and supports to enable creators to protect and promote their intellectual property across borders.
Collectives
Canadian collective licensing agency that represents creators (writers and visual artists) and owners of copyright-protected works.
U.S.-based collective licensing agency that provides copyright permissions, content and reprints from the thousands of publishers represented in their CCC Marketplace.
Canadian music licensing company that manages performance rights (i.e., the public performance or broadcast of recorded music) for artists and record companies, and obtains compensation on their behalf.
Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Rights management organization that represents music creators, publishers and visual artists. SOCAN issues licences for the public playing, performance, communication, and reproduction of music, and distributes the royalties to the rights holders.
Other Universities (Copyright Resources)
Queen's University (Copyright Advisory Office)
Simon Fraser University (Copyright Office)
University of British Columbia (Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office)
University of Toronto (Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office)