Copyright Notice

AuthZ is published by Banana Bytes Publishing Inc. Copyright and permission depend on the particular work, its author, and the applicable agreement. Unless a page states otherwise, Banana Bytes Publishing Inc. owns or is licensed to publish the original AuthZ editorial content, graphics, and site elements presented here. The site’s original selection and arrangement may also be protected as a compilation.

Individual contributors and third parties may retain copyright in material identified as theirs. Under Canada’s Copyright Act, an author is generally the first copyright owner, subject to statutory exceptions and written assignments or licences. Authors may also retain moral rights, including rights of attribution and integrity, unless those rights have been waived where the law permits. Publication by AuthZ does not itself transfer those rights.

Copyright does not protect facts or ideas as such. Titles, names, short phrases, and material in the public domain may be governed differently, while the AuthZ name and visual identity may also engage trademark or passing-off law. This notice does not claim copyright beyond what applicable law recognizes.

Reading, linking, and limited quotation

You may:

• Link to any publicly available AuthZ page.
• Share an AuthZ link with its title and a short description.
• Quote a short excerpt with clear attribution to AuthZ, the named author where applicable, and a link to the original page, provided the quotation does not substitute for the article or misrepresent its meaning.
• Print or save an individual article for your own personal, non-commercial use.

These are limited permissions from AuthZ, not a statement that permission is legally necessary for every use. They apply only to rights that Banana Bytes Publishing Inc. can authorize and do not cover third-party material. They do not authorize republication of a complete article or a substantial part of one. Attribution does not by itself replace permission where permission is legally required.

Fair dealing and other lawful uses

Nothing in this notice restricts fair dealing or another right, exception, or limitation available under applicable law. Under Canada’s Copyright Act, fair dealing may apply to research, private study, education, parody, satire, criticism, review, and news reporting. Criticism, review, and news reporting have statutory source and attribution requirements where the relevant name is given in the source.

An allowable purpose is not the end of the analysis: the dealing must also be fair in the circumstances. There is no universal word count or percentage that guarantees fairness. Relevant considerations can include the purpose, character, and amount of the dealing; available alternatives; the nature of the work; and the effect of the dealing on the work. A short but qualitatively important portion can still be substantial, while a larger use may be lawful in an appropriate case.

When permission is required

Please request permission when your proposed use is not authorized by law or by the limited permissions above, including before:

• Republishing a complete article or a substantial portion of one.
• Translating, adapting, recording, or creating another derivative version of AuthZ content.
• Using AuthZ content in advertising, merchandise, a paid product, or another commercial publication.
• Reproducing original AuthZ graphics, branding, or downloadable materials outside ordinary linking and sharing.
• Systematically collecting or redistributing the site’s protected content, including as a dataset or archive.
• Reproducing, extracting, or compiling protected AuthZ content for generative-AI training, model development, retrieval datasets, or similar machine-processing uses.

A permission request should identify the AuthZ page, the material you want to use, the proposed use, the intended audience or distribution, and whether the use is commercial. Submit requests through our Contact page. Permission is effective only when confirmed in writing by a person authorized to grant it and only for the rights and uses described in that confirmation.

Automated collection and AI uses

AuthZ does not grant an express or implied licence to reproduce, extract, or compile protected site content for model training, model development, retrieval datasets, or commercial content-generation systems. Automated access is also subject to our Terms and any technical controls used by the Site.

This statement does not restrict a use that applicable law permits without authorization, and it does not assert that every act of automated analysis or machine processing is copyright infringement. The legal treatment of a particular system can depend on what was copied, where the acts occurred, the purpose and amount of the use, contractual terms, and the law of the relevant jurisdiction.

Quotations, images, and third-party material

AuthZ publishes criticism and review, so articles may quote or discuss books, scholarship, films, television, and other works. Copyright in that source material remains with its respective owner unless the material is in the public domain or another status is stated.

A citation, credit, or appearance on AuthZ does not mean that AuthZ owns the source material or can grant permission for it. A licence from AuthZ therefore does not clear third-party rights. Contact the relevant rights holder when your proposed use requires permission.

Reporting a copyright concern

If you believe material on AuthZ infringes your copyright, contact us with:

• Your name and a reliable way to reach you.
• Identification of the copyrighted work and your relationship to it.
• The exact AuthZ page address and identification of the material at issue.
• A brief explanation of why you believe the use is unauthorized or unlawful.
• Any information that would help us assess the claim, including relevant licences or permissions.
• A statement that the report is accurate and that you are the rights holder or are authorized to act for the rights holder.

We will review a sufficiently detailed report, preserve the relevant record, and take action appropriate to the circumstances. That may include requesting more information, consulting the author or contributor, temporarily restricting access, correcting attribution, removing material, or declining the request where the use appears authorized or otherwise lawful. Where appropriate, we may give the contributor or affected party an opportunity to respond. Submitting a report does not by itself establish infringement.

The Contact Page is AuthZ’s general rights-reporting channel. It is not represented as a formal notice under Canada’s statutory notice-and-notice regime or the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Canada’s notice-and-notice system primarily concerns notices passed through qualifying Internet intermediaries. The US DMCA safe-harbour and notice-and-takedown procedures apply to qualifying service providers that satisfy statutory conditions, including designated-agent requirements in relevant cases. AuthZ will reassess those procedures before introducing public user uploads, comments, or another hosting function.

Cross-border use

AuthZ is based in Canada, but the Site is accessible internationally. Copyright ownership, exceptions, remedies, contract terms, and intermediary procedures differ among jurisdictions. A use that qualifies for fair dealing in Canada may be assessed differently elsewhere, and a foreign exception does not automatically govern conduct in Canada. Anyone planning substantial, commercial, automated, or multi-jurisdictional reuse should assess the law applicable to that use.

Changes to this notice

We may update this notice as AuthZ’s publishing practices or applicable requirements change. The current version will remain available on this page.

Last updated: July 14, 2026