Licensing your work
Intellectual property
You put a lot of time and research into your work and now it's time to publish it!
Before you sign any agreements with a publisher, you need to know your
rights as an author.
See also: UVic's Policy on Intellectual Property.
In the case of an invention, see for more information.
What does copyright protect?
From the moment your work exists in a fixed form, it is protected in Canada
by copyright law. The Canadian protects both your economic and
moral rights as an author.
What can you do as an author?
- Reproduce your work (publish, make copies, reformat, etc.)
- Create derivative works (edit or build upon an existing piece of scholarship)
- Distribute the work (publish, republish, give away, sell, etc.)
- Perform, display, or broadcast your work in public
- Receive attribution and build your reputation
Peruse the copyright primer for more information on this topic.