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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Canadian Copyright Law -- Copyright -- Contents -- A Note on the Text -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Understanding Intellectual Property -- What Is Copyright? -- Overview of Intellectual Property -- Patent Law -- Trade-Mark Law -- Industrial Design -- Copyright Law -- Integrated Circuit Topography Protection -- Confidential Information and Trade Secrets -- Overlap of Intellectual Property Protection -- Further Information and Registration Forms -- Chapter 2: Copyright Law in Canada -- History of Canadian Copyright Law -- Government Responsibility for Copyright in Canada -- The Concept of Copyright Law -- Property Rights in a Work Protected by Copyright -- Chapter 3: Is Your Creation Eligible for Copyright Protection? -- Criteria for Copyright Protection -- Works -- Originality -- Fixation -- Nationality and Place of Publication -- Other Subject-Matter: Sound Recordings, Performances, and Broadcasts -- Chapter 4: Are Formalities Required to Obtain Copyright Protection? -- Automatic Protection -- Marking Your Creations -- The Copyright Symbol -- The Sound Recording Symbol -- Registration with the Canadian Government -- Is It Necessary? -- Legal Deposit at Library and Archives Canada -- International Standard Numbers -- How to Register Copyright with the Canadian Government, Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) -- Who Can Register? -- In Whose Name? -- Procedure -- What Information Is Required on the Registration Application? -- Larger Bodies of Works -- Multimedia and Digital Works -- Do Not Deposit Copies -- The Role of the Copyright Office and the Registrar Of Copyrights -- Unpublished Works -- Do You Need to Register Different Drafts or Versions of the Same Work? -- How Long Does Registration Take? -- What If You Have a Change of Address? |
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What Is the Most Misunderstood Issue Relating to Copyright Registration in Canada? -- Registration or Deposit Other Than with the Canadian Government -- Mailing a Copy to Yourself -- Registering with the U.S. Copyright Office -- Registering with a Nongovernmental Organization -- Chapter 5: Canada and International Copyright Law -- Relevancy of International Copyright Law to Canadians -- The Concept of International Copyright Protection -- International Copyright Conventions -- National Treatment -- The Berne Convention -- Automatic Protection in Berne Convention Countries: National Treatment -- Minimum Standards -- Membership in the Berne Convention -- The Universal Copyright Convention -- Minimum Standards -- No Automatic Protection -- The Rome Convention -- WIPO Internet Treaties -- International Trade Agreements and Copyright Law -- Member Countries of the Berne Convention, UCC, and WTO -- Using Content from Another Country -- Canadian Content Outside of Canada -- Where Do Internet Uses Take Place? -- Chapter 6: What Is Protected by Copyright? -- The Meaning of Works and Other Subject-Matter -- Ideas -- Facts -- Real-Life Events -- Works Protected by Copyright -- General Rule -- Literary Works -- Books -- Letters -- Other Text -- Titles, Names, Slogans, Words -- Lectures, Addresses, Speeches, Sermons -- News -- Editions -- Translations -- Computer Programs -- Tables -- Games -- Dramatic Works -- Scripts for Radio, Television, Film, Electronic Games, and So Forth -- Plays -- Radio Programs -- Operas, Musicals, and Comedies -- Audiovisual Materials -- "Scripted" Audiovisual Materials Such as Films and Television Programs -- "Nonscripted" Audiovisual Materials Such as Improvised Works, Home Videos, and News Coverage -- Expression by a Process Analogous to Cinematography -- Soundtracks -- Choreographic Works -- Musical Works -- Sheet Music |
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Sound Recordings -- Artistic Works -- Paintings and Drawings -- Engravings -- Photographs -- Sculptures -- Sketches and Illustrations -- Geographical, Topographical, Architectural, and Scientific Plastic Works -- Architectural Works -- Maps, Charts, and Plans -- Comic Strips -- Cartoon Characters -- Industrial Designs -- Folklore -- Government Materials -- Further Protected Works -- Arrangements and Adaptations -- Collective Works -- Works of Joint Authorship -- Compilations -- Databases -- Blank Forms -- Social Media -- Twitter -- User-Generated Content (UGC) -- Other Subject-Matter -- Performers' Performances -- Sound Recordings -- Music Videos -- Communication or Broadcast Signals -- Chapter 7: Who Owns Copyright? -- Owning Copyright -- The General Rule -- Who Is the Author of a Work Protected by Copyright? -- The Second and Subsequent Owners of Copyright in Works -- Specific Works -- Letters, E-Mail, and Other Correspondence -- Photographs -- Portraits -- Audiovisual Works -- Musical Works -- Newspaper, Magazine, or Periodical Contributions -- Collective Works -- Compilations -- Adaptations and Arrangements -- Translations -- Papers, Dissertations, and Other School Work -- Specific Situations -- Commissioned Works -- Commissioned Photographs and Portraits -- Works Made in the Course of Employment -- Working in Other Countries -- Works Created During an Apprenticeship -- Independent Contractors -- Works Made for or Published by the Government -- Works Made by Two or More Authors -- Corporations -- Works Generated by, and with the Aid of, Computer Software -- Other Subject-Matter -- Performer's Performances -- Sound Recordings -- Communication or Broadcast Signals -- Moral Rights -- Other Subject-Matter -- Ownership of Content in Social Media -- Chapter 8: The Duration of Copyright -- A Limited Duration -- General Rule for Works -- General Rule |
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Author versus Owner of a Work -- Calculation of the Duration -- Unexploited Works -- Moral Rights -- Specific Works -- Literary, Artistic, Musical, Dramatic, and Choreographic Works -- Photographs -- Audiovisual Works (i.e., Movies and Videos) -- Specific Situations for Works -- Works Made by Two or More Authors -- Works First Exploited after an Author's Death -- Works of Unknown Authors -- Works Prepared in the Course of Employment -- Works Owned by the Government -- Arrangements, Adaptations, and Translations -- Reversionary Interest Proviso (25 Years after the Author's Death) -- Other Subject-Matter -- Sound Recordings -- Performer's Performance -- Communication Signals -- Public Domain Works -- Chapter 9: Rights Protected by Copyright -- The Nature of Rights Granted by the Copyright Act -- Copyright versus Moral Rights -- The Rights Set Out in the Copyright Act -- Economic Rights in Literary, Dramatic, Musical, and Artistic Works -- The Right of Reproduction -- The Right of Public Performance -- The Right of Publication -- Note -- The Right of Adaptation -- The Right of Translation -- The Right of Telecommunication to the Public -- Retransmission Right -- The Right to Prohibit Importation -- The Right of Authorization -- Economic Rights in Specific Works -- Exhibition Right in Artistic Works -- Commercial Rental Right in Computer Programs and Musical Works in Sound Recordings -- Right of Distribution -- Right to Make a Sound Recording -- Moral Rights -- Right of Paternity -- Right of Integrity -- Right to Prevent Use of a Work in Association with a Product, Service, Cause, or Institution -- Other "Moral Rights" -- Other Subject-Matter -- Performer's Performance -- Performers Enforcing Contractual Obligations -- Rights for Performers and Producers in Sound Recordings -- Rights Not Currently in the Copyright Act -- Public Lending Right |
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Right of Resale -- Droit de Suite -- Chapter 10: Limitations on Rights -- What Are Limitations on Rights? -- Fair Dealing -- What Is Fair Dealing? -- Determining Whether Fair Dealing Applies to Your Situation -- Making a Fair Dealing Determination -- Citing the Source -- Specific Exceptions -- Noncommercial User-Generated Content -- Private Copying of Sound Recordings -- Format Shifting -- Reproduction for Later Listening or Viewing -- Temporary Reproductions for Technological Processes -- Backing Up Copies of Content -- Computer Programs -- Encryption Research -- Public Recitation of Extracts -- Legislative, Judicial, and Administrative Proceedings -- Reusing Molds, Casts, and So Forth of Artistic Works -- Works Permanently Situated in a Public Place -- Incidental Use of Copyright Materials -- Public Lectures -- Political Speeches -- Commissioned Photographs or Portraits -- Importation of Works -- Exceptions in Specific Situations -- Meaning of Commercially Available -- Educational Institutions -- Copyright Collectives -- Libraries, Archives, and Museums -- Management and Maintenance -- Fair Dealing -- Single Copies of Articles for Research, and So Forth -- Interlibrary Loan -- Record Keeping -- Use of Copyright Warnings -- Archives Only -- Broadcasters -- Network Services -- Persons with Perceptual Disabilities -- Other Exceptions -- Cultural Property Export and Import Act -- Access to Information Act -- Privacy Act -- Broadcasting Act -- Exceptions from Moral Rights -- Chapter 11: How Can Rights Be Exploited? -- How the Copyright Act Works -- Rights Are "Distinct" and "Exclusive" -- Copyright Is Separate from the Physical Object -- Copyright and Moral Rights Are Separate -- Who Can Provide Permission to Use a Work or Other Subject-Matter? -- How to Exploit a Work -- By Rights -- By Time -- By Territory -- Registering a Grant in Interest |
| Summary |
An updated guide to Canadian copyright law for an age of reckless infringement This fourth edition of Canadian Copyright Law brings you the latest updates according to new Canadian legislation and international agreements. Copyright infringement has always been an invisible crime. Now with near-constant access to the Internet and the mainstream explosion of digital formats, copyright is one of the most important issues for creative professionals, consumers of that media, and those who work in related industries. The line between what is protected and what is "free" is blurring further, and the copyright issues are more complex than ever. Provides a complete update on copyright issues relating to digital media. Takes the convoluted legal jargon of the Canadian Copyright Act and sets it out in everyday language. Provides concrete examples to offer further clarification of complicated matters. Whether you are a creator or user of copyright material, Canadian Copyright Law will keep you current on copyright law in Canada and its applications to your situation-to protect your creations, content, and products in these rapidly changing markets |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 23, 2013) |
| Subject |
Copyright -- Canada -- Popular works
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Copyright.
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Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118083567 |
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1118083563 |
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9781118083550 |
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1118083555 |
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9781118078518 |
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1118078519 |
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