From textbooks and software programs to vaccines and industrial innovations, academic staff create an enormous amount of intellectual property. Intellectual property is governed by legislation and rules on copyright (literary and artistic works) and patents (inventions and scientific discoveries).
As the creators of intellectual property, academic staff have a strong interest in ensuring they receive credit for and control over their work. CAUT actively defends the works of academic staff from expropriation and misuse by employers and other special interests. At the same time, CAUT recognizes that academic staff are also great users of intellectual property and we campaign to ensure that copyright and patent rules are balanced and provide fair access to intellectual works and discoveries.
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Fair Dealing (No. 3) (Intellectual Property Advisory, Dec 2008)
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Ownership and Authorship of Collaborative Academic Work (No. 2) (Intellectual Property Advisory, Jul 2008)
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Retaining Copyright in Journal Articles (No. 1) (Intellectual Property Advisory, Jul 2008)
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The Copyright Act and Academic Staff (Vol. 10 No. 1) (Education Review, Feb 2008)
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Intellectual Property & Academic Staff (Part 3) (Legal Review, Oct 2004)
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Intellectual Property & Academic Staff (Part 2) (Legal Review, Feb 2004)
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Intellectual Property & Academic Staff (Part 1) (Legal Review, Sept 2003)
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| Briefs and Submissions |
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CAUT has filed an objection in U.S. District Court to the Google Book Search Settlement (Jan 2010)
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Submission by CAUT to The Copyright Consultation (Sept 2009)
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Submission to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operations of the Copyright Act (Sept 2003)
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Overview of Copyright Reform (Jun 2002)
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CAUT Submission on Copyright Reform (Sept 2001)
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| Copyright Board Intervention |
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CAUT Intervener memo (January 6, 2010)
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CAUT Trosow Affidavit (November 26, 2009)
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| Other Resources |
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Copyright ruling impacts education sector (Jul 2010)
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Open Letter to Ministers Clement and Moore on Fair Dealing for Canada (March 2010)
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Open Letter to Parliamentarians on Copyright (Nov 2007)
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| CAUT Intellectual Property Conference - October 27-29, 2006 |
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Conference agenda
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Report from the copyright workshops
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Report from the intellectual property/commercialization workshop
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Professor Michael Geist opening address on "Cancopy Law" podcast
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David Bollier closing address on "The Perils of Property Speak in Academia"
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Conference paper - Clare Polster
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Reflections on 'Controlling Intellectual Property, The Academic Community and the Future of Knowledge' - Brewster Kneen, Director, Forum on the Privatization of the Public Domain
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