(updated 24 June 2020) You need to ask permission—almost always—to use pictures or words that are not your own creation. It doesn’t matter what the
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Canadian Copyright Primer
Easily digestible chunks and sections on tracking down rights holders make this primer on Canadian copyright law a valuable addition to the editor’s shelf. Read
One-step use-check for copyright questions — a free online tool (podcast)
Fair dealing exemptions to copyright law in Canada, a free online tool to tell if your use needs permission, and why copyeditors should care about