Equipment/Video

• Equipment/Video Booking Form
• Special Events Support
• Equipment Rental List
• Technical Support Manuals
• Using Videos/DVDs in the Classroom
• Reporting Usage of Video in the Classroom
• Using TV or Radio Recorded Off-air
• Media Evaluation

Using TV or Radio Recorded Off-air

Reporting Requirement

Off-Air Recording Form (PDF)

Under recent changes to the Copyright Act, educational institutions are permitted to copy television and radio programs and show them to students without first obtaining the copyright owner’s authorization. 

• Applies to any programs communicated and received in Canada including American or other broadcasts.
• News and news commentary are treated differently - see below.
• Tariffs of $2 per recorded minute must be paid in most instances.
• Please note that payment of tariffs and any other fees is the responsibility of the individual department. 
• A copy may be kept for up to 12 months after which time it must be destroyed or erased, or further tariffs will apply.
• The educational institution is required to provide information to the copyright owner, or a collective representing the owner, about the making, marking, performing and destruction or erasure of the copy.
• Certification that the copy has been destroyed, i.e. the original form with signature, must be forwarded to Media Services in the Library, Room CM35, Notre Dame Campus. Library staff will look after billing and reporting to the Educational Rights Collective of Canada (ERCC), the agency responsible under the Act.

Making a Copy

You are permitted to make a single copy of any program broadcast or received in Canada under the following conditions.

• The copy can only be made at the time the program is aired.  Copies of copies are invalid. 
• The copy may be used only on school property for educational purposes. 
• The audience must consist primarily of students from the educational institution.   
• The copy can be made and shown for an unlimited number of times during a period of up to one year from the date the copy is made.

Tariffs For Use of Recorded Copies

The current tariffs appropriate to the College are:

• Seventeen (17) cents per minute (or part thereof) for radio programs.
• Two (2) dollars per minute (or part thereof) for television programs.

Tariffs will be reviewed and revised periodically by the Copyright Board.

News and News Commentary Programs

• A copy of news broadcasts or news commentary programs may be used free of charge for a period up to one year after the date of recording.
• Documentaries are NOT considered to be news or news commentaries.
• After one year, the copy must be destroyed or erased, or tariffs must be paid at the current rates.
• If the copy is retained, tariffs must be paid annually at the appropriate rate.

All Other Programs

Tariffs apply immediately to the use of copies of all programs other than news broadcasts or news commentary programs. There is no period of free use.  

For details see:

Copyright Board  

Certified Tariffs