Recording and Distribution of Academic Presentations and Materials Policy
– September 28, 1992
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RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTION OF
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
AND MATERIALS POLICY
Policy Type:
Academic
Initially
Approved:
September 28,
1992
Policy
Sponsor:
Provost and Vice-
Provost, Academic
Last
Revised:
Primary
Contact:
Provost and Vice-
Provost, Academic
Review
Scheduled:
September 28,
2025
Approver:
General Faculties Council
A.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Policy is to:
• Protect the intellectual property of faculty members.
• Ensure that students can legitimately record lectures, performances or other Academic
Presentations without compromising rights protected by copyright laws (e.g., unauthorized
distribution of intellectual property).
• Provide Mount Royal University and faculty a means to manage the divergent needs suggested
in the two bulleted points, above.
B.
SCOPE
This Policy applies to all within the University community including but not restricted to employees,
students, contractors and visitors.
C.
POLICY STATEMENT
1.
AUTHORITY
The General Faculties Council of Mount Royal University has authority over this Policy.
Administration of the Policy and the associated procedures are assigned to the Provost
and Vice-President, Academic or his/her designate.
2.
PRINCIPLES
2.1
Mount Royal University will adhere to all laws intended to protect “...the sole right
[of a Mount Royal faculty member] to produce or reproduce the work or any
substantial part thereof in any material form whatever...” (from: Copyright Act
(R.S., 1985, c. C-42, 3(1)).
2.2
Mount Royal University will accommodate requests for the Recording of lectures,
performances, or other Academic Presentations provided that:
a.
Prior permission from the faculty member is obtained; and,
b.
The Recording is for private use only.
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2.3
Unauthorized
Recording
and/or
distribution/broadcasting
of
Academic
Presentations constitutes academic misconduct.
2.4
Students are encouraged to make notes during Academic Presentations (see
Definitions section) in order to advance their own learning and to develop a record
for purposes of private study. This practice develops the ability to actively attend
to the material under consideration and to quickly summarize pertinent information
in a coherent manner.
2.5
Recording of Academic Presentations discourages the development of these
important skills. Therefore, it must be demonstrated that learning is adversely
affected without this assistance.
2.6
Both student and faculty member have the right to appeal a decision through
established procedures.
D.
DEFINITIONS
(1)
Academic
Presentation:
Includes all delivery formats intended to provide instruction to
students by Mount Royal University faculty, their proxies or
guest lecturers. Examples include, but are not restricted to,
lectures, laboratories, tutorials, presentations, performances,
electronic information, the duplication of course material, and to
the translation of recordings or transcriptions of any of these
materials to another form by electronic or mechanical means.
(2)
Policy:
means the Recording and Distribution of Academic
Presentations and Materials Policy
(3)
Recording:
Is a “fixation” or “reproduction of a fixation” in any material form
of an Academic Presentation. This definition explicitly excludes
notes generated by a student for private study (from: Copyright
Act R.S, 1985, c. C-42; Sections 2 and 15).
(4)
University:
means Mount Royal University
E.
RELATED POLICIES
• Code of Student Conduct policy
• Code of Conduct policy
• Intellectual Property policy
F.
RELATED LEGISLATION
• Copyright Act
G.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
• Accommodation Agreement (Disability Services)
• Recording and Distribution of Academic Presentations and Materials Procedures
• Release Form to Permit Recording – Appendix A
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H.
REVISION HISTORY
Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Description of
Change
Sections
Person who
Entered Revision
(Position Title)
Person who
Authorized
Revision
(Position Title)
09/28/1992
NEW
09/11/2018
Editorial
– formatting
/ updated related
policies
Policy Specialist
Director, University
Secretariat
01/29/2020
Editorial
Template Update
Policy Specialist
University Secretary