• Information Brief: Summary of York University v Access Copyright, Supreme Court of Canada 2021 SCC 32.(2021) Prepared August 16, 2021 by Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Professor Emerita & Adjunct Full Professor (Western Law), OLA Copyright Advisor. This document is provided for information only and does not constitute legal advice.
• OLA Copyright Update 2021 (OLA Super Conference 2021) Prepared by Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Professor Emerita & Adjunct Full Professor, Western Law, OLA Copyright Advisor. 
• York University v Access Copyright (2020). Prepared May 13, 2020 by Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Professor Emerita & Adjunct Full Professor, Western Law, OLA Copyright Advisor. This document is provided for information only and does not constitute legal advice
• CFLA-FCAB: Fair Dealing Guidance During the Time of Covid-19 (2020)
• Access Copyright v York University (2017) – an overview of the Federal Court decision
• Copyright Update (Super Conference 2012 ) Presentation includes update on Western Universities and University of Toronto special agreement with Access Copyright. by Professor Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Professor Emerita & Adjunct Full Professor, Western Law, OLA Copyright Advisor. 
• Collective Rights Management of Copyright In Canada (Super Conference 2011) Presentation at the 2011 OLA Super Conference that describes the role of collectives and the rights of users.
• Copyright, Collectives and Contracts: New Math for Educational Institutions and Libraries (2010) by Margaret Ann Wilkinson, in Michael Geist (ed), From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2010) 503 at 538-539

OHLA Revised Guide to Copyright for Canadian Hospitals, 2021 

Slide decks from 2018 OLA Copyright Symposium: Slide decks – presentations on the public domain

Copyright Matters! Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers (2016). Resources for the new Copyright Modernization Act. Note: The booklet is not a substitute for legal advice, which should be sought in cases where the application of general principles is unclear.

Resources for Fall 2013 Copyright Workshop

• About Amending “Law Society” Notice – models and comments
• Rob Tiessen – keynote presentation
• Margaret Ann Wilkinson – Fair Dealing Law & the Contractual Environment
  

Legal Precedence and Fair Dealing in Copyright:

• Fair dealing has been tested at the Supreme Court Level with the case:
  CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 339
• Publishers sued the Law Society of Upper Canada for providing photocopier services to researchers. The court held that the practices were within fair dealing as encompassed in the Canadian Copyright Act. Refer to the case for details.

Blogs on the issue

• Howard Knopf
• Michael Geist
• Ariel Katz
• Sam Trosow

• OLA Statement on Copyright – May, 2012

Links to statements on this issue:

• Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) media release about the model license
• AUCC Model Licence Agreement 2012 
• College and Institutions Access Copyright Model License Agreement
• CAUT analysis
• Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association Advisory on this Issue
• University of Windsor Copyright Update re Opting Out of the Access Copyright License Agreement
• Canadian Library Association Statement
• Canadian Alliance of Students