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Copyright Act (R.S., 1985, c. C-42)
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Act current to December 2nd, 2010
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  1. Copyright Act
    1. SHORT TITLE
    2. INTERPRETATION
    3. PART I : COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS IN WORKS
      1. Copyright
      2. Works in which Copyright may Subsist
      3. Term of Copyright
      4. Ownership of Copyright
      5. Moral Rights
    5. PART II : COPYRIGHT IN PERFORMER’S PERFORMANCES, SOUND RECORDINGS AND COMMUNICATION SIGNALS
      1. Performers’ Rights
      2. Rights of Sound Recording Makers
      3. Provisions Applicable to both Performers and Sound Recording Makers
      4. Rights of Broadcasters
      5. Reciprocity
      6. Term of Rights
      7. Ownership of Copyright
      8. Performers’ Rights — WTO Countries
    7. PART III : INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS AND EXCEPTIONS TO INFRINGEMENT
      1. Infringement of Copyright
      2. Moral Rights Infringement
      3. Exceptions
      4. Interpretation
      5. Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright of Performers and Broadcasters
      6. Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral Rights
    9. PART IV : REMEDIES
      1. Civil Remedies
      2. Criminal Remedies
      3. Importation
    11. PART V : ADMINISTRATION
      1. Copyright Office
      2. Registration
      3. Fees
    13. PART VI : MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
      1. Substituted Right
      2. Clerical Errors
      3. Regulations
      4. Industrial Designs and Topographies
    15. PART VII : COPYRIGHT BOARD AND COLLECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT
      1. Copyright Board
      2. Collective Administration of Performing Rights and of Communication Rights
      3. Public Performances in Places Other Than Theatres
      4. Collective Administration in Relation to Rights under Sections 3, 15, 18 and 21
      5. Royalties in Particular Cases
      6. Owners Who Cannot be Located
      7. Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral Rights
    17. PART VIII : PRIVATE COPYING
      1. Interpretation
      2. Copying for Private Use
      3. Right of Remuneration
      4. Levy on Blank Audio Recording Media
      5. Distribution of Levies Paid
      6. Exemption from Levy
      7. Regulations
      8. Civil Remedies
    19. PART IX : GENERAL PROVISIONS
    20. SCHEDULE I : EXISTING RIGHTS
    21. SCHEDULE II
    22. SCHEDULE III

Related Information

  1. Related Provisions
  2. Amendments not in Force

Related Regulations

  1. Book Importation Regulations
  2. Certification of Countries Granting Equal Copyright Protection Notice
  3. Cinematographic Works (Right to Remuneration) Regulations
  4. Copyright Regulations
  5. Definition of Small Retransmission Systems Regulations
  6. Definition of “Small Cable Transmission System” Regulations
  7. Definition of “Wireless Transmission System” Regulations
  8. Educational Program, Work and Other Subject-matter Record-keeping Regulations
  9. Exceptions for Educational Institutions, Libraries, Archives and Museums Regulations
  10. Limitation of the Right to Equitable Remuneration of Certain Rome Convention Countries Statement
  11. Local Signal and Distant Signal Regulations
  12. Programming Undertaking Regulations
  13. Regulations Defining “Advertising Revenues”
  14. Regulations Establishing the Period Within Which Owners of Copyright not Represented by Collective Societies Can Claim Retransmission Royalties
  15. Regulations Prescribing Networks (Copyright Act)
Last updated: 2010-12-23
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