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Copyright Act ( R.S., 1985, c. C-42 )
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Copyright Act
SHORT TITLE
INTERPRETATION
PART I :
COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS IN WORKS
Copyright
Works in which Copyright may Subsist
Term of Copyright
Ownership of Copyright
Moral Rights
PART II :
COPYRIGHT IN PERFORMER’S PERFORMANCES, SOUND RECORDINGS AND COMMUNICATION SIGNALS
Performers’ Rights
Rights of Sound Recording Makers
Provisions Applicable to both Performers and Sound Recording Makers
Rights of Broadcasters
Reciprocity
Term of Rights
Ownership of Copyright
Performers’ Rights — WTO Countries
PART III :
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS AND EXCEPTIONS TO INFRINGEMENT
Infringement of Copyright
Moral Rights Infringement
Exceptions
Interpretation
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright of Performers and Broadcasters
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral Rights
PART IV :
REMEDIES
Civil Remedies
Criminal Remedies
Importation
PART V :
ADMINISTRATION
Copyright Office
Registration
Fees
PART VI :
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Substituted Right
Clerical Errors
Regulations
Industrial Designs and Topographies
PART VII :
COPYRIGHT BOARD AND COLLECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
Copyright Board
Collective Administration of Performing Rights and of Communication Rights
Public Performances in Places Other Than Theatres
Collective Administration in Relation to Rights under Sections 3, 15, 18 and 21
Royalties in Particular Cases
Owners Who Cannot be Located
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral Rights
PART VIII :
PRIVATE COPYING
Interpretation
Copying for Private Use
Right of Remuneration
Levy on Blank Audio Recording Media
Distribution of Levies Paid
Exemption from Levy
Regulations
Civil Remedies
PART IX :
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SCHEDULE I : EXISTING RIGHTS
SCHEDULE II
SCHEDULE III
Related Information
Amendments not in Force
Related Provisions
Related Regulations
Book Importation Regulations
Certification of Countries Granting Equal Copyright Protection Notice
Cinematographic Works (Right to Remuneration) Regulations
Copyright Regulations
Definition of "Wireless Transmission System" Regulations
DEFINITION OF SMALL RETRANSMISSION SYSTEMS REGULATIONS
Definition of “Small Cable Transmission System” Regulations
Educational Program, Work and Other Subject-matter Record-keeping Regulations
Exceptions for Educational Institutions, Libraries, Archives and Museums Regulations
Limitation of the Right to Equitable Remuneration of Certain Rome Convention Countries Statement
Local Signal and Distant Signal Regulations
Programming Undertaking Regulations
Regulations Defining "Advertising Revenues"
Regulations Establishing the Period Within Which Owners of Copyright not Represented by Collective Societies Can Claim Retransmission Royalties
Regulations Prescribing Networks (Copyright Act)
Important Notices
Important Notices
Important Notices