Day-to-Day Photocopying
The Interim Tariff authorizes the reproduction of works in Access Copyright's repertoire by post-secondary educational institutions and persons acting under their authority.
What you can copy
For day-to-day photocopying under the Interim Tariff, no copying can exceed 10% 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
- One chapter, provided it is no more than 20% of a book
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- Unpublished works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
If you are copying and binding, packaging or assembling photocopies from more than one publication, that is considered a coursepack. Coursepack copying is not covered under the day-to-day copying component but is covered under the coursepack copying component of the Interim Tariff.
The coursepack copying component of the Interim Tariff allows for the creation and sale or distribution of coursepacks. Coursepacks must be logged separately and royalties must be paid. Information on the coursepack provisions of the Interim Tariff is available here.
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.
