Copyright

The main goal of this Copyright section of the website is to guide you towards tools and other sites which will enable you to better understand copyright and its implications on your everyday life.

Copyright refers to the exclusive right to reproduce and use any original work of literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic nature, or to allow another person to do it. This right is created and protected by the Copyright Act.

The Copyright Act targets groups such as: consumers, creators of various works, publishers, producers, Internet service providers, educators, and students. It covers the websites you visit daily, the books you read, the television programs you watch, your favourite CDs and DVDs, and much more.