December 12, 2023 *The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents:* *Copyright Basics Workshop * Did you know that copyright now lasts for 20 years longer than it used to? Can a machine be the author of a copyrighted work? Perhaps it’s time for a refresher! This one-day workshop provides an overview of how copyright law works and presents the copyright provisions (including relevant case law) that determine duration and ownership of copyright and the respective rights of copyright owners and users of copyrighted material (including fair dealing and the exceptions for libraries, archives, and museums). This course will be of particular interest to archivists, librarians, and museum curators who are responsible for managing copyright in their collections, as well as users of copyrighted content. *Participants will learn:* 1. How copyright law works and the challenges of applying it in the digital environment. 2. The provisions of the Canadian *Copyright Act* that set out the duration and ownership of copyright and the respective rights of copyright owners and users of copyrighted material. 3. How to systematically analyze a copyright question. *This workshop is open to 25 participants only.* *Format:* Lecture, examples, handouts, discussion. *When:* February 29, 2024 at 9:00am to 4:30pm EST *Where:* Zoom - link to join workshop will come in confirmation email. *Recording:* These sessions will *not* be recorded. *Registration:* - Members – $150.00 - Non Members – $240.00 - Student Members – $100.00 Click Here to Register <https://aao-archivists.ca/event-5509859> *About the Instructor: *Jean Dryden, MA, MLS, LLM(IP), PhD A well-known copyright educator, Jean has presented scores of workshops on copyright to archivists, librarians, and educators. She has over twenty-five years of experience as a staff archivist and archival administrator. Her doctoral dissertation investigated the copyright practices of Canadian archival repositories in making their holdings available on the Internet, and she holds a Master of Laws degree specializing in intellectual property. Jean teaches ‘Copyright for Information Professionals’ at the University of Toronto. She represents the International Council on Archives (ICA) at the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Copyright Committee, and is a member of the ICA’s Expert Group on Legal Matters. Please contact [log in to unmask] with your questions. [image: AAO Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/archives.assoc.ontario> [image: AAO Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/ArchivesAssociationOfOntario> [image: AAO Twitter] <https://twitter.com/AAO_tweet> __________________________________________________ Copyright © 2023 Archives Association of Ontario. All rights reserved. Contact email: [log in to unmask] You are receiving this message because you opted in at http://aao-archivists.ca <https://www.aao-archivists.ca/%C2%A0> Unsubscribe <https://www.aao-archivists.ca/Sys/Unsubscribe?et=VhvPzt0fg21R6iwlES%2bifWu3kjrMGYm06XiqMAykLgr13jwUs4mHnfPmtZ%2flXXK4JbGTuzjjABL03feeHQF5hgEuR%2byx3RIJ%2f5z%2fXe%2bRmjCiOiqQVIrPV53n8zdj6WVIJ91D48fv5xJnLEnAmJhH4ykhNNFnTx0%2fNRF%2bNj4824WciDqL> ====================================