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Frequently Asked Questions

  1. I am a teacher. Do I need to permission to photocopy from one of your books?
    Every publicly-funded school in Canada (excluding Quebec) has a licence to copy through Access Copyright. This licence gives you permission to copy from our books as long as the copying is for educational purposes only and you do not copy more than 10% of a published work. Instruction manuals and teachers' guides are excluded from this licence, as are consumable items such as workbooks and assignment sheets. For more details, please visit Access Copyright.

  2. Can I show a video that I purchased from Scholastic in my class or in my school?
    No. Videos purchased from Scholastic Clubs and Fairs do not include public performance rights and are intended for individual or home use only. Only videos obtained through certain educational suppliers or education media centres include public performance rights and are generally priced higher to include these rights. Contact Visual Education Centre or Audio-Ciné Films for these videos.

  3. Do I need permission to show one of your book covers on my website or to link to your website?
    We allow for links from other websites and/or cover images to be used on other websites for the promotion of our books only.

    If you link to Scholastic.ca, you may only link to the home page, and the link must be in plain text, unless otherwise approved in writing by Scholastic. Any such link must not damage, dilute or tarnish the goodwill associated with Scholastic and/or any Scholastic intellectual property, nor may the link create the false appearance that your website or organization is sponsored, endorsed by, affiliated or associated with Scholastic, and you may not "frame" Scholastic.ca. You may not link to Scholastic.ca from any website that is unlawful, abusive, indecent or obscene, that promotes violence or illegal acts or that is otherwise inappropriate in Scholastic's sole discretion. Scholastic reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate any link from any web site.

    To request permission to place a link from your website to Scholastic.ca for any purpose other than book promotion, please send a written description including your name, address, website URL, and nature of the website to: permissions@scholastic.ca.

  4. How do I determine if Scholastic Canada is the original copyright holder?
    The copyright page of most books includes a copyright notice that identifies the year of copyright and the copyright holder from whom written permission must be obtained if reproduction is being requested. The copyright notice will indicate the name and address of the publisher to be contacted to request permission. For example, if Scholastic Inc. in New York is indicated as the copyright holder, please contact:
    Permissions Department
    Scholastic Inc.
    557 Broadway
    New York, NY 10012
    msmall@scholastic.com
    Fax 212-343-6926

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