Fair Dealing Week - February 26 - March 2, 2018

Monday, February 26, 2018

Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the rights provided to users of copyright-protected material under the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Learn more and help us celebrate:

  • Visit the
  • Help us celebrate fair copyright, by participating in our create-your-own meme contest
  • Attend our Copyright for Teaching workshop
  • Tweet your support for fair dealing:
    • As a creator by supporting the campaign using the hashtag
    • By using the hashtag to support the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) campaign
  • Chat with our Copyright & Licensing Librarian and Library Ambassadors about the myths and facts of Fair Dealing - find them in the Dana Porter lobby, on Wednesday, February 28th from 12-2pm!

Understanding fair dealing

Fair dealing is an exception in the Copyright Act that allows for the use of copyright-protected works for specific purposes, such as education and research, as long as the use is fair. Knowing how to use fair dealing and judge fairness can be challenging. The following resources can help you understand copyright and the fair dealing exception, including:

Still have questions? Email copyright@uwaterloo.ca and our group of copyright specialists from across campus will give you answers.