Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, you can photocopy a single short excerpt from a copyright-protected work and distribute it to students in your classroom. Or, a scan of a single short excerpt from a copyright-protected work can be posted to your onQ course site. An acknowledgement of the author and source should be visible on the first page of the photocopied or scanned short excerpt. 

Please consult the Fair Dealing Requirements within the Copyright Compliance and Administration Policy. If the size of the short excerpt is in excess of what is described in the Fair Dealing Requirements, or multiple short excerpts are to be used from a single copyright-protected work, please contact the Copyright Advisory Office to obtain permission from the copyright owner: qcopy@queensu.ca. 

In order to avoid copyright infringement, faculty are encouraged to use the permissions and licensing service offered by the Copyright Advisory Office. 

For more information, please see our Copyright in the Classroom and Copyright in Course Site pages.