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CHICAGO — 91´«Ã½ Publishing eLearning announces a new eTutorial, with Lesley Ellen Harris. This 3-week eTutorial is asynchronous and begins Feb. 28, 2016.

CCL is a 16-eTutorial primer and refresher on Canadian copyright law. It includes information on recent amendments to the Canadian Copyright Act and June 2012 Supreme Court of Canada court decisions. Each e-lesson will be emailed to you (please provide the correct email address upon purchase to receive e-lessons) and provides up-to-date information on the topics listed in the outline below, sets out fundamentals for that topic, and resources for further reading.

After completing this eTutorial, you’ll be able to:

• explain Canadian copyright law concepts, such as how to obtain protection, rights granted to authors and owners, and limitations on those rights;
• understand when the use of digital content or social media involves a copyright issue;
• identify what is protected by Canadian copyright law and when you need permission to use copyright materials.

About the Instructor:

Lesley Ellen Harris is a copyright, licensing, and digital property expert who consults on legal, business, policy, and strategic issues in the publishing, entertainment, Internet, and information industries. She frequently works with libraries, archives, museums, and educational institutions. She teaches in-person and online courses on copyright and licensing through and in conjunction with national and regional associations in Canada and the United States. Harris is the author of numerous articles and several books including (4th ed., 2014) and (2nd ed., 2009). She maintains the informative websites and

eTutorials are short, practical, self-paced, and inexpensive. There is no need to travel or physically attend a classroom. You will finish the course with added knowledge about copyright, great reference materials, and a certificate of completion from the instructor Lesley Ellen Harris. This eTutorial is licensed for individual use only. For a site license, contact Lesley Ellen Harris.

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