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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
The UM Copyright Office is here to help you with all things relating to copyright. We can help you understand your rights as a copyright holder and also what you are allowed to do with other people's copyrighted material.
As a student, in most circumstances you own the copyright to your original research, theses, papers, assignments, projects and presentations, although the rules around software can be different.
However, if you have included text, tables, figures, photos or images from other sources, including from your instructor, you do not necessarily have permission to copy or share that content, even if you cited the sources.
If you want to use content created by others (for example, on a publicly available UM website such as MSpace) you must ensure that the Copyright Act allows this, or that you have permission from the copyright owner.
A student who is also a sessional instructor may retain the copyright in works produced as student, while the university may own the copyright for works produced as part of the student's sessional employment.
Student groups should also consider copyright and other intellectual property rights in their activities at the University of Manitoba. Student groups that wish to show films or host movie nights will require Public Performance Rights (PPR) licensing for this purpose (typically through AudioCine or Criterion), and may require SOCAN or Re:Sound music licensing (through Entandem) for events on campus where music will be played. Contact um.copyright@umanitoba.ca for more information about how to obtain this licensing for your events.
Student groups that want to include copyright or trademark protected images, names, or logos on clothing, media, or other materials should also consider whether permission for use is required. Contact um.copyright@umanitoba.ca for more information, or brand@umanitoba.ca for more information about use of University of Manitoba trademarks and logos.
Copyright information sessions for graduate students working on their theses or dissertations are offered in every Fall and Spring term. Topics such as applying copyright exemptions, using copyright-friendly online resources, and how to obtain permission are covered in the presentation.
Visit Graduate student workshops for session dates and registration details.
All copied materials (such as journal articles, book chapters, reports, videos and images) uploaded to UM Learn or to its tools must be compliant with the Copyright Act and UM Copyright Guidelines. As well, materials must be clearly identified and/or referenced.
Copied materials in UM Learn must not be distributed in any format without permission from the copyright owner.
Course materials created by faculty and instructors are copyright-protected and made available to you for your personal use only unless otherwise noted. This includes course notes, lecture slides, recordings of lectures and other course resources.
Do not upload copyright-protected material to UM Learn or to its tools unless the material can be legally shared.
Posting works that infringe copyright is prohibited.
Copyright Office
304G Elizabeth Dafoe Library
25 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2M8 Canada
Excluding the UM Copyright Guidelines, text on the Copyright Office website is available under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 , unless linked to, embedded, or otherwise noted.