Knowledge Base: Copyright

Under a new exception in the Copyright Act (see section 30.04), you have the right to play videos in class that you find on the Internet, provided:

• the video appears to have been posted legitimately (i.e. with the consent of the copyright owner),
• there is no clearly visible notice on the video or the website prohibiting you from playing the video in class,
• there is no technological protection measure preventing you from accessing or copying the video,
• when you play it in class, you acknowledge the author and source of the video.

It is important to check all videos posted on the Internet carefully for information regarding their use. If permission is not granted on a page then you must try to obtain permission. YouTube videos can be used if the copyright owner uploaded the video onto YouTube. If it is a commercial or television program on YouTube then any use of this will likely be an infringement of copyright. Check Copyright on YouTube for more information.