Reproduction rights licence for Quebec universities
Thousands of documents published in Quebec, Canada and 34 other countries can be used for teaching or research purposes under your university reproduction license.
Terms and conditions
- Check that the content is NOT on the Exclusions List
- Stay within the licence’s usage limits
- Indicate the bibliographic references
- Report what you have reproduced
Authorized uses
The university license allows you to reproduce, in paper or digital version:
Create coursepacks that can include short stories, poems, essays, specialized articles and chapters from a variety of publications.
Share excerpts from publications with your students and colleagues via email or a learning management system.
Display text excerpts or images on a smartboard during classes or integrate them into a slideshow.
Give your students photocopies of excerpts from publications.
Usage limits
The usage limits under your university reproduction rights licence apply per semester for the same course group.
You’re allowed to reproduce:
- 20% of a publication in the Copibec repertoire
Exclusions list
Publications on the exclusions list require prior approval from the rights holder.
The license also allows you to reproduce:
- an article
- the lyrics of a song
- a short text from a collection a page from a newspaper
- a section from a reference work
- an image from a book, magazine or newspaper
- a chapter, provided it does not exceed 20% of the total number of pages in the book from which it is taken
Special authorization from Copibec is required for any use exceeding the limits of the license.