Coursepack Photocopying

The Interim Tariff covers photocopying that is done for use in compilations such as the coursepacks your institution produces for a course. When an institution compiles and/or sells photocopied material as a coursepack, recordkeeping of the bibliographic information is required. Royalties are calculated on a per page basis.

You are not required to report bibliographic information for works in the public domain, where the material was created by the professor and the professor retains copyright or where permission has been obtained from another source (e.g. directly from the publisher). Please note that the Interim Tariff includes copying done in support of educational purposes only. You are not permitted to make coursepacks for use by or sale to another educational institution. For more information, please consult with your institution's administration.

What you can copy

For coursepack photocopying under the Interim Tariff, no copying can exceed 20% of a published work or the following, whichever is greater:

  • An entire newspaper article or a page
  • An entire single short story, play, poem, essay or article from a book or periodical issue (including a set of conference proceedings) containing other works
  • An entire entry from an encyclopedia, dictionary, annotated biography or similar reference work
  • An entire reproduction of an artistic work (including drawing, sculpture, painting, prints, architectural works of art or works of artistic craftsmanship) from a book or periodical issue containing other works

Works NOT covered by the Interim Tariff

  • Works on the Exclusions List
  • Unpublished works
  • Consumable items such as published workbooks, assignment sheets, and tests
  • Crown or provincial publications (excluding Québec)
  • Instruction manuals, including teachers' guides
  • Sheet music and original artistic works including photographs or prints
  • Works published in countries with which Access Copyright does not have a reciprocal agreement
  • Works with notices excluding them from copying under a collective licence

To find out more about copying under the Interim Tariff, please contact Access Copyright at 416-868-1620 (toll-free 1-800-893-5777) or email us.