Copyright & Licensing Policy

Last Updated: June 11, 2026

NOTICE: All content, information, images, code, and materials published on alser.ca are strictly protected under the Canadian Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42). Access to this Site does not grant any right to use, copy, reproduce, or distribute any content. Any permitted use is strictly subject to a license granted and priced by the site owner. Unauthorized use constitutes copyright infringement and may result in legal action.

1. Assertion of Rights

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all content published on alser.ca (the “Site”)—including but not limited to articles, written information, code snippets, photography, graphics, logos, and site architecture—is the exclusive intellectual property of Alser Sugasawa and is fully protected by law.

This content is protected by the Canadian Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) and international agreements, including the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

All Rights Reserved. No part of this Site may be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, or broadcast in any form or by any means—including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods—without the prior written permission of the copyright holder, except as expressly permitted below.

2. Scope of Restriction

Access to this Site does not constitute permission to use any of its content or information. The following restrictions apply strictly to all visitors, users, businesses, and automated systems:

  • All written content, articles, and informational text are proprietary and may not be copied or repurposed.
  • All photographs, images, and graphics are proprietary and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or shared without a license.
  • All code snippets, technical configurations, and architectural designs are proprietary and may not be incorporated into other works without a license.
  • All data, research, and analysis published on this Site are proprietary and may not be extracted or aggregated.

Canadian copyright law does not require a copyright notice to be present for protection to apply. All content on this Site is protected from the moment of its creation.

3. Licensing Requirements

alser.ca operates under a strict, fee-based licensing model. Any use of content or information beyond personal, non-commercial viewing requires an explicit, written license granted and priced by the site owner.

3.1 Commercial Use — License Required

Strictly Prohibited without a Paid License.

Any commercial use of content from this Site is strictly prohibited unless a valid, paid license is obtained in advance. “Commercial use” includes, but is not limited to:

  • 3.1.1 Republishing content on monetized blogs, websites, or news aggregators.
  • 3.1.2 Using code snippets or data in proprietary software sold or licensed to third parties.
  • 3.1.3 Training Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) models.
  • 3.1.4 Use in marketing, promotional, or advertising materials.
  • 3.1.5 Inclusion in reports, white papers, or publications distributed for commercial gain.
  • 3.1.6 Any use that generates direct or indirect revenue.

License fees are set at the sole discretion of the site owner and must be agreed upon in writing prior to any use. To request a commercial license and obtain pricing, contact: email@alser.ca

3.2 Personal & Educational Use — Limited License

A limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license is granted for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. Under this limited license, you may:

  • 3.2.1 View pages on this Site within a standard web browser.
  • 3.2.2 Print or download extracts for your personal, private, non-commercial use only.
  • 3.2.3 Share links to content on social media, provided that alser.ca is clearly and prominently cited as the source.

This limited license does not permit you to:

  • Modify, adapt, or create derivative works from any content.
  • Use any content for any commercial purpose whatsoever.
  • Remove or alter any copyright, trademark, or proprietary notices.
  • Transfer this license to any third party.

This limited license may be revoked at any time, at the sole discretion of the site owner, without notice.

4. Fair Dealing Exceptions

In accordance with Section 29 of the Canadian Copyright Act, limited use of copyrighted material may be permitted without a license solely for the following statutory “Fair Dealing” purposes:

  • 4.1 Research
  • 4.2 Private Study
  • 4.3 Education
  • 4.4 Parody or Satire
  • 4.5 Criticism or Review (requires clear attribution to alser.ca)
  • 4.6 News Reporting (requires clear attribution to alser.ca)

Note: The “Fair Dealing” exception is narrow and is not a blanket right to copy. Whether a use is “fair” depends on the purpose, character, amount, alternatives, nature, and effect of the dealing. Any use falling outside these narrow statutory exceptions constitutes copyright infringement, regardless of intent.

5. Moral Rights Assertion

Pursuant to Section 14.1 of the Canadian Copyright Act, the authors of alser.ca strictly assert their Moral Rights:

  • 5.1 Right of Attribution: The author has the right to be identified and credited for their work. Any licensed or fair dealing use must clearly attribute the author by name with a link to alser.ca.
  • 5.2 Right of Integrity: Content must not be distorted, mutilated, modified, or used in association with any product, service, cause, or institution to the prejudice of the author’s honor or reputation.

Moral Rights cannot be waived or transferred and survive any license agreement.

6. Prohibition on AI Training & Automated Scraping

Except as permitted by law, no content or information from this Site may be used to train, fine-tune, or evaluate artificial intelligence systems, large language models, or machine learning models without express written permission and a paid license.

Automated scraping, crawling, or harvesting of this Site—whether for dataset creation, competitive intelligence, price monitoring, or any other purpose—is strictly prohibited without a written agreement with the site owner.

Violation of this section will be treated as commercial copyright infringement and pursued accordingly.

7. Enforcement & Remedies

The site owner reserves all rights to enforce copyright under Canadian law, including but not limited to:

  • Seeking injunctive relief to stop unauthorized use immediately.
  • Pursuing statutory or actual damages as provided under the Canadian Copyright Act, which may include damages of up to $20,000 per work for commercial infringement.
  • Reporting infringement to relevant platforms, hosting providers, and search engines for content removal.

8. Notice and Notice Regime (Infringement Claims)

If you believe your work has been copied on alser.ca in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide a formal notice in accordance with the Canadian Notice and Notice regime (Copyright Act, ss. 41.25–41.26).

Direct all infringement notices and licensing inquiries to:

Legal/Licensing Contact: Alser Sugasawa Email: email@alser.ca

By accessing or using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Copyright & Licensing Policy.