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C-42SHORT TITLEShort titleThis Act may be cited as the Copyright Act.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 1.
INTERPRETATIONDefinitionsIn this Act,architectural workoeuvre architecturalearchitectural work means any building or structure or any model of a building or structure;architectural work of art[Repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 53]artistic workoeuvre artistiqueartistic work includes paintings, drawings, maps, charts, plans, photographs, engravings, sculptures, works of artistic craftsmanship, architectural works, and compilations of artistic works;Berne Convention countrypays partie à la Convention de BerneBerne Convention country means a country that is a party to the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works concluded at Berne on September 9, 1886, or any one of its revisions, including the Paris Act of 1971;BoardCommissionBoard means the Copyright Board established by subsection 66(1);booklivrebook means a volume or a part or division of a volume, in printed form, but does not includea pamphlet,a newspaper, review, magazine or other periodical,a map, chart, plan or sheet music where the map, chart, plan or sheet music is separately published, andan instruction or repair manual that accompanies a product or that is supplied as an accessory to a service;broadcasterradiodiffuseurbroadcaster means a body that, in the course of operating a broadcasting undertaking, broadcasts a communication signal in accordance with the law of the country in which the broadcasting undertaking is carried on, but excludes a body whose primary activity in relation to communication signals is their retransmission;choreographic workoeuvre chorégraphiquechoreographic work includes any work of choreography, whether or not it has any story line;cinematograph[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 1]cinematographic workoeuvre cinématographiquecinematographic work includes any work expressed by any process analogous to cinematography, whether or not accompanied by a soundtrack;collective societysociété de gestioncollective society means a society, association or corporation that carries on the business of collective administration of copyright or of the remuneration right conferred by section 19 or 81 for the benefit of those who, by assignment, grant of licence, appointment of it as their agent or otherwise, authorize it to act on their behalf in relation to that collective administration, andoperates a licensing scheme, applicable in relation to a repertoire of works, performer’s performances, sound recordings or communication signals of more than one author, performer, sound recording maker or broadcaster, pursuant to which the society, association or corporation sets out classes of uses that it agrees to authorize under this Act, and the royalties and terms and conditions on which it agrees to authorize those classes of uses, orcarries on the business of collecting and distributing royalties or levies payable pursuant to this Act;collective workrecueilcollective work meansan encyclopaedia, dictionary, year book or similar work,a newspaper, review, magazine or similar periodical, andany work written in distinct parts by different authors, or in which works or parts of works of different authors are incorporated;commercially availableaccessible sur le marchécommercially available means, in relation to a work or other subject-matter,available on the Canadian market within a reasonable time and for a reasonable price and may be located with reasonable effort, orfor which a licence to reproduce, perform in public or communicate to the public by telecommunication is available from a collective society within a reasonable time and for a reasonable price and may be located with reasonable effort;communication signalsignal de communicationcommunication signal means radio waves transmitted through space without any artificial guide, for reception by the public;compilationcompilationcompilation meansa work resulting from the selection or arrangement of literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works or of parts thereof, ora work resulting from the selection or arrangement of data;computer programprogramme d’ordinateurcomputer program means a set of instructions or statements, expressed, fixed, embodied or stored in any manner, that is to be used directly or indirectly in a computer in order to bring about a specific result;copyrightdroit d’auteurcopyright means the rights described insection 3, in the case of a work,sections 15 and 26, in the case of a performer’s performance,section 18, in the case of a sound recording, orsection 21, in the case of a communication signal;countrypayscountry includes any territory;defendantVersion anglaise seulementdefendant includes a respondent to an application;delivery[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 1]dramatic workoeuvre dramatiquedramatic work includesany piece for recitation, choreographic work or mime, the scenic arrangement or acting form of which is fixed in writing or otherwise,any cinematographic work, andany compilation of dramatic works;educational institutionétablissement d’enseignementeducational institution meansa non-profit institution licensed or recognized by or under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province to provide pre-school, elementary, secondary or post-secondary education,a non-profit institution that is directed or controlled by a board of education regulated by or under an Act of the legislature of a province and that provides continuing, professional or vocational education or training,a department or agency of any order of government, or any non-profit body, that controls or supervises education or training referred to in paragraph (a) or (b), orany other non-profit institution prescribed by regulation;engravingsgravureengravings includes etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, prints and other similar works, not being photographs;every original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic worktoute oeuvre littéraire, dramatique, musicale ou artistique originaleevery original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work includes every original production in the literary, scientific or artistic domain, whatever may be the mode or form of its expression, such as compilations, books, pamphlets and other writings, lectures, dramatic or dramatico-musical works, musical works, translations, illustrations, sketches and plastic works relative to geography, topography, architecture or science;exclusive distributordistributeur exclusifexclusive distributor means, in relation to a book, a person whohas, before or after the coming into force of this definition, been appointed in writing, by the owner or exclusive licensee of the copyright in the book in Canada, asthe only distributor of the book in Canada or any part of Canada, orthe only distributor of the book in Canada or any part of Canada in respect of a particular sector of the market, andmeets the criteria established by regulations made under section 2.6,and, for greater certainty, if there are no regulations made under section 2.6, then no person qualifies under this definition as an “exclusive distributor”;Her Majesty’s Realms and Territories[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 1]infringingcontrefaçoninfringing meansin relation to a work in which copyright subsists, any copy, including any colourable imitation, made or dealt with in contravention of this Act,in relation to a performer’s performance in respect of which copyright subsists, any fixation or copy of a fixation of it made or dealt with in contravention of this Act,in relation to a sound recording in respect of which copyright subsists, any copy of it made or dealt with in contravention of this Act, orin relation to a communication signal in respect of which copyright subsists, any fixation or copy of a fixation of it made or dealt with in contravention of this Act.The definition includes a copy that is imported in the circumstances set out in paragraph 27(2)(e) and section 27.1 but does not otherwise include a copy made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where the copy was made;lectureconférencelecture includes address, speech and sermon;legal representativesreprésentants légauxlegal representatives includes heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, or agents or attorneys who are thereunto duly authorized in writing;library, archive or museumbibliothèque, musée ou service d’archiveslibrary, archive or museum meansan institution, whether or not incorporated, that is not established or conducted for profit or that does not form a part of, or is not administered or directly or indirectly controlled by, a body that is established or conducted for profit, in which is held and maintained a collection of documents and other materials that is open to the public or to researchers, orany other non-profit institution prescribed by regulation;literary workoeuvre littéraireliterary work includes tables, computer programs, and compilations of literary works;makerproducteurmaker meansin relation to a cinematographic work, the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the making of the work are undertaken, orin relation to a sound recording, the person by whom the arrangements necessary for the first fixation of the sounds are undertaken;MinisterministreMinister, except in section 44.1, means the Minister of Industry;moral rightsdroits morauxmoral rights means the rights described in subsection 14.1(1);musical workoeuvre musicalemusical work means any work of music or musical composition, with or without words, and includes any compilation thereof;perceptual disabilitydéficience perceptuelleperceptual disability means a disability that prevents or inhibits a person from reading or hearing a literary, musical, dramatic or artistic work in its original format, and includes such a disability resulting fromsevere or total impairment of sight or hearing or the inability to focus or move one’s eyes,the inability to hold or manipulate a book, oran impairment relating to comprehension;performancereprésentation ou exécutionperformance means any acoustic or visual representation of a work, performer’s performance, sound recording or communication signal, including a representation made by means of any mechanical instrument, radio receiving set or television receiving set;performer’s performanceprestationperformer’s performance means any of the following when done by a performer:a performance of an artistic work, dramatic work or musical work, whether or not the work was previously fixed in any material form, and whether or not the work’s term of copyright protection under this Act has expired,a recitation or reading of a literary work, whether or not the work’s term of copyright protection under this Act has expired, oran improvisation of a dramatic work, musical work or literary work, whether or not the improvised work is based on a pre-existing work;photographphotographiephotograph includes photo-lithograph and any work expressed by any process analogous to photography;plaintiffVersion anglaise seulementplaintiff includes an applicant;plateplancheplate includesany stereotype or other plate, stone, block, mould, matrix, transfer or negative used or intended to be used for printing or reproducing copies of any work, andany matrix or other appliance used or intended to be used for making or reproducing sound recordings, performer’s performances or communication signals;premiseslocauxpremises means, in relation to an educational institution, a place where education or training referred to in the definition “educational institution” is provided, controlled or supervised by the educational institution;receiving device[Repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 79]Rome Convention countrypays partie à la Convention de RomeRome Convention country means a country that is a party to the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, done at Rome on October 26, 1961;sculpturesculpturesculpture includes a cast or model;sound recordingenregistrement sonoresound recording means a recording, fixed in any material form, consisting of sounds, whether or not of a performance of a work, but excludes any soundtrack of a cinematographic work where it accompanies the cinematographic work;telecommunicationtélécommunicationtelecommunication means any transmission of signs, signals, writing, images or sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, visual, optical or other electromagnetic system;treaty countrypays signatairetreaty country means a Berne Convention country, UCC country or WTO Member;UCC countrypays partie à la Convention universelleUCC country means a country that is a party to the Universal Copyright Convention, adopted on September 6, 1952 in Geneva, Switzerland, or to that Convention as revised in Paris, France on July 24, 1971;workoeuvrework includes the title thereof when such title is original and distinctive;work of joint authorshipoeuvre créée en collaborationwork of joint authorship means a work produced by the collaboration of two or more authors in which the contribution of one author is not distinct from the contribution of the other author or authors;work of sculpture[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 1]WTO Membermembre de l’OMCWTO Member means a Member of the World Trade Organization as defined in subsection 2(1) of the World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 2;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 1;
1988, c. 65, s. 61;
1992, c. 1, s. 145(F);
1993, c. 23, s. 1, c. 44, ss. 53, 79;
1994, c. 47, s. 56;
1995, c. 1, s. 62;
1997, c. 24, s. 1.
CompilationsA compilation containing two or more of the categories of literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works shall be deemed to be a compilation of the category making up the most substantial part of the compilation.IdemThe mere fact that a work is included in a compilation does not increase, decrease or otherwise affect the protection conferred by this Act in respect of the copyright in the work or the moral rights in respect of the work.
1993, c. 44, s. 54.
Definition of makerFor greater certainty, the arrangements referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition maker in section 2, as that term is used in section 19 and in the definition eligible maker in section 79, include arrangements for entering into contracts with performers, financial arrangements and technical arrangements required for the first fixation of the sounds for a sound recording.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
Definition of publicationFor the purposes of this Act, publication meansin relation to works,making copies of a work available to the public,the construction of an architectural work, andthe incorporation of an artistic work into an architectural work, andin relation to sound recordings, making copies of a sound recording available to the public,but does not includethe performance in public, or the communication to the public by telecommunication, of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or a sound recording, orthe exhibition in public of an artistic work.Issue of photographs and engravingsFor the purpose of subsection (1), the issue of photographs and engravings of sculptures and architectural works is not deemed to be publication of those works.Where no consent of copyright ownerFor the purposes of this Act, other than in respect of infringement of copyright, a work or other subject-matter is not deemed to be published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication if that act is done without the consent of the owner of the copyright.Unpublished worksWhere, in the case of an unpublished work, the making of the work is extended over a considerable period, the conditions of this Act conferring copyright are deemed to have been complied with if the author was, during any substantial part of that period, a subject or citizen of, or a person ordinarily resident in, a country to which this Act extends.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
TelecommunicationA person who communicates a work or other subject-matter to the public by telecommunication does not by that act alone perform it in public, nor by that act alone is deemed to authorize its performance in public.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
Communication to the public by telecommunicationFor the purposes of communication to the public by telecommunication,persons who occupy apartments, hotel rooms or dwelling units situated in the same building are part of the public, and a communication intended to be received exclusively by such persons is a communication to the public;a person whose only act in respect of the communication of a work or other subject-matter to the public consists of providing the means of telecommunication necessary for another person to so communicate the work or other subject-matter does not communicate that work or other subject-matter to the public; andwhere a person, as part ofa network, within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act, whose operations result in the communication of works or other subject-matter to the public, orany programming undertaking whose operations result in the communication of works or other subject-matter to the public,transmits by telecommunication a work or other subject-matter that is communicated to the public by another person who is not a retransmitter of a signal within the meaning of subsection 31(1), the transmission and communication of that work or other subject-matter by those persons constitute a single communication to the public for which those persons are jointly and severally liable.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations defining “programming undertaking” for the purpose of paragraph (1)(c).ExceptionA work is not communicated in the manner described in paragraph (1)(c) or 3(1)(f) where a signal carrying the work is retransmitted to a person who is a retransmitter within the meaning of subsection 31(1).
1997, c. 24, s. 2;
2002, c. 26, s. 1.
Previous VersionWhat constitutes rentalFor the purposes of paragraphs 3(1)(h) and (i), 15(1)(c) and 18(1)(c), an arrangement, whatever its form, constitutes a rental of a computer program or sound recording if, and only if,it is in substance a rental, having regard to all the circumstances; andit is entered into with motive of gain in relation to the overall operations of the person who rents out the computer program or sound recording, as the case may be.Motive of gainFor the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), a person who rents out a computer program or sound recording with the intention of recovering no more than the costs, including overhead, associated with the rental operations does not by that act alone have a motive of gain in relation to the rental operations.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
Exclusive distributorThe Governor in Council may make regulations establishing distribution criteria for the purpose of paragraph (b) of the definition “exclusive distributor” in section 2.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
Exclusive licenceFor the purposes of this Act, an exclusive licence is an authorization to do any act that is subject to copyright to the exclusion of all others including the copyright owner, whether the authorization is granted by the owner or an exclusive licensee claiming under the owner.
1997, c. 24, s. 2.
COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS IN WORKSCopyrightCopyright in worksFor the purposes of this Act, “copyright”, in relation to a work, means the sole right to produce or reproduce the work or any substantial part thereof in any material form whatever, to perform the work or any substantial part thereof in public or, if the work is unpublished, to publish the work or any substantial part thereof, and includes the sole rightto produce, reproduce, perform or publish any translation of the work,in the case of a dramatic work, to convert it into a novel or other non-dramatic work,in the case of a novel or other non-dramatic work, or of an artistic work, to convert it into a dramatic work, by way of performance in public or otherwise,in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work, to make any sound recording, cinematograph film or other contrivance by means of which the work may be mechanically reproduced or performed,in the case of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, to reproduce, adapt and publicly present the work as a cinematographic work,in the case of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, to communicate the work to the public by telecommunication,to present at a public exhibition, for a purpose other than sale or hire, an artistic work created after June 7, 1988, other than a map, chart or plan,in the case of a computer program that can be reproduced in the ordinary course of its use, other than by a reproduction during its execution in conjunction with a machine, device or computer, to rent out the computer program, andin the case of a musical work, to rent out a sound recording in which the work is embodied,and to authorize any such acts.Simultaneous fixingA work that is communicated in the manner described in paragraph (1)(f) is fixed even if it is fixed simultaneously with its communication.[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 3]
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 3;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 2;
1988, c. 65, s. 62;
1993, c. 23, s. 2, c. 44, s. 55;
1997, c. 24, s. 3.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 4]Works in which Copyright may SubsistConditions for subsistence of copyrightSubject to this Act, copyright shall subsist in Canada, for the term hereinafter mentioned, in every original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic work if any one of the following conditions is met:in the case of any work, whether published or unpublished, including a cinematographic work, the author was, at the date of the making of the work, a citizen or subject of, or a person ordinarily resident in, a treaty country;in the case of a cinematographic work, whether published or unpublished, the maker, at the date of the making of the cinematographic work,if a corporation, had its headquarters in a treaty country, orif a natural person, was a citizen or subject of, or a person ordinarily resident in, a treaty country; orin the case of a published work, including a cinematographic work,in relation to subparagraph 2.2(1)(a)(i), the first publication in such a quantity as to satisfy the reasonable demands of the public, having regard to the nature of the work, occurred in a treaty country, orin relation to subparagraph 2.2(1)(a)(ii) or (iii), the first publication occurred in a treaty country.Protection for older worksFor the purposes of subsection (1), a country that becomes a Berne Convention country or a WTO Member after the date of the making or publication of a work shall, as of becoming a Berne Convention country or WTO Member, as the case may be, be deemed to have been a Berne Convention country or WTO Member at the date of the making or publication of the work, subject to subsection (1.02) and section 33.LimitationSubsection (1.01) does not confer copyright protection in Canada on a work whose term of copyright protection in the country referred to in that subsection had expired before that country became a Berne Convention country or WTO Member, as the case may be.Application of subsections (1.01) and (1.02)Subsections (1.01) and (1.02) apply, and are deemed to have applied, regardless of whether the country in question became a Berne Convention country or a WTO Member before or after the coming into force of those subsections.First publicationThe first publication described in subparagraph (1)(c)(i) or (ii) is deemed to have occurred in a treaty country notwithstanding that it in fact occurred previously elsewhere, if the interval between those two publications did not exceed thirty days.IdemCopyright shall not subsist in Canada otherwise than as provided by subsection (1), except in so far as the protection conferred by this Act is extended as hereinafter provided to foreign countries to which this Act does not extend.Minister may extend copyright to other countriesWhere the Minister certifies by notice, published in the Canada Gazette, that any country that is not a treaty country grants or has undertaken to grant, either by treaty, convention, agreement or law, to citizens of Canada, the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to its own citizens or copyright protection substantially equal to that conferred by this Act, the country shall, for the purpose of the rights conferred by this Act, be treated as if it were a country to which this Act extends, and the Minister may give a certificate, notwithstanding that the remedies for enforcing the rights, or the restrictions on the importation of copies of works, under the law of such country, differ from those in this Act.[Repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 57][Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 5]Reciprocity protection preservedFor greater certainty, the protection to which a work is entitled by virtue of a notice published under subsection (2), or under that subsection as it read at any time before the coming into force of this subsection, is not affected by reason only of the country in question becoming a treaty country.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 5;
1993, c. 15, s. 2, c. 44, s. 57;
1994, c. 47, s. 57;
1997, c. 24, s. 5;
2001, c. 34, s. 34.
Term of CopyrightTerm of copyrightThe term for which copyright shall subsist shall, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, be the life of the author, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 6;
1993, c. 44, s. 58.
Anonymous and pseudonymous worksExcept as provided in section 6.2, where the identity of the author of a work is unknown, copyright in the work shall subsist for whichever of the following terms ends earlier:a term consisting of the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the work and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year, anda term consisting of the remainder of the calendar year of the making of the work and a period of seventy-five years following the end of that calendar year,but where, during that term, the author’s identity becomes commonly known, the term provided in section 6 applies.
1993, c. 44, s. 58.
Anonymous and pseudonymous works of joint authorshipWhere the identity of all the authors of a work of joint authorship is unknown, copyright in the work shall subsist for whichever of the following terms ends earlier:a term consisting of the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the work and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year, anda term consisting of the remainder of the calendar year of the making of the work and a period of seventy-five years following the end of that calendar year,but where, during that term, the identity of one or more of the authors becomes commonly known, copyright shall subsist for the life of whichever of those authors dies last, the remainder of the calendar year in which that author dies, and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.
1993, c. 44, s. 58.
Term of copyright in posthumous worksSubject to subsection (2), in the case of a literary, dramatic or musical work, or an engraving, in which copyright subsists at the date of the death of the author or, in the case of a work of joint authorship, at or immediately before the date of the death of the author who dies last, but which has not been published or, in the case of a lecture or a dramatic or musical work, been performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication, before that date, copyright shall subsist until publication, or performance in public or communication to the public by telecommunication, whichever may first happen, for the remainder of the calendar year of the publication or of the performance in public or communication to the public by telecommunication, as the case may be, and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.Application of subsection (1)Subsection (1) applies only where the work in question was published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication, as the case may be, before the coming into force of this section.Transitional provisionWherea work has not, at the coming into force of this section, been published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication,subsection (1) would apply to that work if it had been published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication before the coming into force of this section, andthe relevant death referred to in subsection (1) occurred during the period of fifty years immediately before the coming into force of this section,copyright shall subsist in the work for the remainder of the calendar year in which this section comes into force and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year, whether or not the work is published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication after the coming into force of this section.Transitional provisionWherea work has not, at the coming into force of this section, been published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication,subsection (1) would apply to that work if it had been published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication before the coming into force of this section, andthe relevant death referred to in subsection (1) occurred more than fifty years before the coming into force of this section,copyright shall subsist in the work for the remainder of the calendar year in which this section comes into force and for a period of five years following the end of that calendar year, whether or not the work is published or performed in public or communicated to the public by telecommunication after the coming into force of this section.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 7;
1993, c. 44, s. 58;
1997, c. 24, s. 6.
[Repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 59]Cases of joint authorshipIn the case of a work of joint authorship, except as provided in section 6.2, copyright shall subsist during the life of the author who dies last, for the remainder of the calendar year of that author’s death, and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year, and references in this Act to the period after the expiration of any specified number of years from the end of the calendar year of the death of the author shall be construed as references to the period after the expiration of the like number of years from the end of the calendar year of the death of the author who dies last.Nationals of other countriesAuthors who are nationals of any country, other than a country that is a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement, that grants a term of protection shorter than that mentioned in subsection (1) are not entitled to claim a longer term of protection in Canada.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 9;
1993, c. 44, s. 60.
Term of copyright in photographsWhere the owner referred to in subsection (2) is a corporation, the term for which copyright subsists in a photograph shall be the remainder of the year of the making of the initial negative or plate from which the photograph was derived or, if there is no negative or plate, of the initial photograph, plus a period of fifty years.Where author majority shareholderWhere the owner is a corporation, the majority of the voting shares of which are owned by a natural person who would have qualified as the author of the photograph except for subsection (2), the term of copyright is the term set out in section 6.Author of photographThe person whowas the owner of the initial negative or other plate at the time when that negative or other plate was made, orwas the owner of the initial photograph at the time when that photograph was made, where there was no negative or other plate,is deemed to be the author of the photograph and, where that owner is a body corporate, the body corporate is deemed for the purposes of this Act to be ordinarily resident in a treaty country if it has established a place of business therein.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 10;
1993, c. 44, s. 60;
1994, c. 47, s. 69(F);
1997, c. 24, s. 7.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 8]Cinematographic worksExcept for cinematographic works in which the arrangement or acting form or the combination of incidents represented give the work a dramatic character, copyright in a cinematographic work or a compilation of cinematographic works shall subsistfor the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the cinematographic work or of the compilation, and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year; orif the cinematographic work or compilation is not published before the expiration of fifty years following the end of the calendar year of its making, for the remainder of that calendar year and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.
1993, c. 44, s. 60;
1997, c. 24, s. 9.
Where copyright belongs to Her MajestyWithout prejudice to any rights or privileges of the Crown, where any work is, or has been, prepared or published by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government department, the copyright in the work shall, subject to any agreement with the author, belong to Her Majesty and in that case shall continue for the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the work and for a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 12;
1993, c. 44, s. 60.
Ownership of CopyrightOwnership of copyrightSubject to this Act, the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright therein.Engraving, photograph or portraitWhere, in the case of an engraving, photograph or portrait, the plate or other original was ordered by some other person and was made for valuable consideration, and the consideration was paid, in pursuance of that order, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the person by whom the plate or other original was ordered shall be the first owner of the copyright.Work made in the course of employmentWhere the author of a work was in the employment of some other person under a contract of service or apprenticeship and the work was made in the course of his employment by that person, the person by whom the author was employed shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright, but where the work is an article or other contribution to a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, there shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be deemed to be reserved to the author a right to restrain the publication of the work, otherwise than as part of a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical.Assignments and licencesThe owner of the copyright in any work may assign the right, either wholly or partially, and either generally or subject to limitations relating to territory, medium or sector of the market or other limitations relating to the scope of the assignment, and either for the whole term of the copyright or for any other part thereof, and may grant any interest in the right by licence, but no assignment or grant is valid unless it is in writing signed by the owner of the right in respect of which the assignment or grant is made, or by the owner’s duly authorized agent.Ownership in case of partial assignmentWhere, under any partial assignment of copyright, the assignee becomes entitled to any right comprised in copyright, the assignee, with respect to the rights so assigned, and the assignor, with respect to the rights not assigned, shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as the owner of the copyright, and this Act has effect accordingly.Assignment of right of actionFor greater certainty, it is deemed always to have been the law that a right of action for infringement of copyright may be assigned in association with the assignment of the copyright or the grant of an interest in the copyright by licence.Exclusive licenceFor greater certainty, it is deemed always to have been the law that a grant of an exclusive licence in a copyright constitutes the grant of an interest in the copyright by licence.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 13;
1997, c. 24, s. 10.
Limitation where author is first owner of copyrightWhere the author of a work is the first owner of the copyright therein, no assignment of the copyright and no grant of any interest therein, made by him, otherwise than by will, after June 4, 1921, is operative to vest in the assignee or grantee any rights with respect to the copyright in the work beyond the expiration of twenty-five years from the death of the author, and the reversionary interest in the copyright expectant on the termination of that period shall, on the death of the author, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, devolve on his legal representatives as part of the estate of the author, and any agreement entered into by the author as to the disposition of such reversionary interest is void.RestrictionNothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as applying to the assignment of the copyright in a collective work or a licence to publish a work or part of a work as part of a collective work.[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 11][Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 3]
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 14;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 3;
1997, c. 24, s. 11.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 12]Moral RightsMoral rightsThe author of a work has, subject to section 28.2, the right to the integrity of the work and, in connection with an act mentioned in section 3, the right, where reasonable in the circumstances, to be associated with the work as its author by name or under a pseudonym and the right to remain anonymous.No assignment of moral rightsMoral rights may not be assigned but may be waived in whole or in part.No waiver by assignmentAn assignment of copyright in a work does not by that act alone constitute a waiver of any moral rights.Effect of waiverWhere a waiver of any moral right is made in favour of an owner or a licensee of copyright, it may be invoked by any person authorized by the owner or licensee to use the work, unless there is an indication to the contrary in the waiver.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 4.
TermMoral rights in respect of a work subsist for the same term as the copyright in the work.SuccessionThe moral rights in respect of a work pass, on the death of its author, tothe person to whom those rights are specifically bequeathed;where there is no specific bequest of those moral rights and the author dies testate in respect of the copyright in the work, the person to whom that copyright is bequeathed; orwhere there is no person described in paragraph (a) or (b), the person entitled to any other property in respect of which the author dies intestate.Subsequent successionSubsection (2) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, on the death of any person who holds moral rights.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 4;
1997, c. 24, s. 13.
COPYRIGHT IN PERFORMER’S PERFORMANCES, SOUND RECORDINGS AND COMMUNICATION SIGNALSPerformers’ RightsCopyright in performer’s performanceSubject to subsection (2), a performer has a copyright in the performer’s performance, consisting of the sole right to do the following in relation to the performer’s performance or any substantial part thereof:if it is not fixed,to communicate it to the public by telecommunication,to perform it in public, where it is communicated to the public by telecommunication otherwise than by communication signal, andto fix it in any material form,if it is fixed,to reproduce any fixation that was made without the performer’s authorization,where the performer authorized a fixation, to reproduce any reproduction of that fixation, if the reproduction being reproduced was made for a purpose other than that for which the performer’s authorization was given, andwhere a fixation was permitted under Part III or VIII, to reproduce any reproduction of that fixation, if the reproduction being reproduced was made for a purpose other than one permitted under Part III or VIII, andto rent out a sound recording of it,and to authorize any such acts.ConditionsSubsection (1) applies only if the performer’s performancetakes place in Canada or in a Rome Convention country;is fixed ina sound recording whose maker, at the time of the first fixation,if a natural person, was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or a citizen or permanent resident of a Rome Convention country, orif a corporation, had its headquarters in Canada or in a Rome Convention country, ora sound recording whose first publication in such a quantity as to satisfy the reasonable demands of the public occurred in Canada or in a Rome Convention country; oris transmitted at the time of the performer’s performance by a communication signal broadcast from Canada or a Rome Convention country by a broadcaster that has its headquarters in the country of broadcast.PublicationThe first publication is deemed to have occurred in a country referred to in paragraph (2)(b) notwithstanding that it in fact occurred previously elsewhere, if the interval between those two publications does not exceed thirty days.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 15;
1993, c. 44, s. 61;
1997, c. 24, s. 14;
2001, c. 27, s. 235.
Contractual arrangementsNothing in section 15 prevents the performer from entering into a contract governing the use of the performer’s performance for the purpose of broadcasting, fixation or retransmission.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 16;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
Cinematographic worksWhere the performer authorizes the embodiment of the performer’s performance in a cinematographic work, the performer may no longer exercise, in relation to the performance where embodied in that cinematographic work, the copyright referred to in subsection 15(1).Right to remunerationWhere there is an agreement governing the embodiment referred to in subsection (1) and that agreement provides for a right to remuneration for the reproduction, performance in public or communication to the public by telecommunication of the cinematographic work, the performer may enforce that right againstthe other party to the agreement or, if that party assigns the agreement, the assignee, andany other person whoowns the copyright in the cinematographic work governing the reproduction of the cinematographic work, its performance in public or its communication to the public by telecommunication, andreproduces the cinematographic work, performs it in public or communicates it to the public by telecommunication,and persons referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) are jointly and severally liable to the performer in respect of the remuneration relating to that copyright.Application of subsection (2)Subsection (2) applies only if the performer’s performance is embodied in a prescribed cinematographic work.ExceptionIf so requested by a country that is a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette, grant the benefits conferred by this section, subject to any terms and conditions specified in the statement, to performers who are nationals of that country or another country that is a party to the Agreement or are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and whose performer’s performances are embodied in works other than the prescribed cinematographic works referred to in subsection (3).
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 17;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14;
2001, c. 27, s. 236.
Rights of Sound Recording MakersCopyright in sound recordingsSubject to subsection (2), the maker of a sound recording has a copyright in the sound recording, consisting of the sole right to do the following in relation to the sound recording or any substantial part thereof:to publish it for the first time,to reproduce it in any material form, andto rent it out,and to authorize any such acts.Conditions for copyrightSubsection (1) applies only ifthe maker of the sound recording was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or a citizen or permanent resident of a Berne Convention country, a Rome Convention country or a country that is a WTO Member, or, if a corporation, had its headquarters in one of the foregoing countries,at the date of the first fixation, orif that first fixation was extended over a considerable period, during any substantial part of that period; orthe first publication of the sound recording in such a quantity as to satisfy the reasonable demands of the public occurred in any country referred to in paragraph (a).PublicationThe first publication is deemed to have occurred in a country referred to in paragraph (2)(a) notwithstanding that it in fact occurred previously elsewhere, if the interval between those two publications does not exceed thirty days.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 18;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F);
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14;
2001, c. 27, s. 237.
Provisions Applicable to both Performers and Sound Recording MakersRight to remunerationWhere a sound recording has been published, the performer and maker are entitled, subject to section 20, to be paid equitable remuneration for its performance in public or its communication to the public by telecommunication, except for any retransmission.RoyaltiesFor the purpose of providing the remuneration mentioned in subsection (1), a person who performs a published sound recording in public or communicates it to the public by telecommunication is liable to pay royaltiesin the case of a sound recording of a musical work, to the collective society authorized under Part VII to collect them; orin the case of a sound recording of a literary work or dramatic work, to either the maker of the sound recording or the performer.Division of royaltiesThe royalties, once paid pursuant to paragraph (2)(a) or (b), shall be divided so thatthe performer or performers receive in aggregate fifty per cent; andthe maker or makers receive in aggregate fifty per cent.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 19;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
ConditionsThe right to remuneration conferred by section 19 applies only ifthe maker was, at the date of the first fixation, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or a citizen or permanent resident of a Rome Convention country, or, if a corporation, had its headquarters in one of the foregoing countries; orall the fixations done for the sound recording occurred in Canada or in a Rome Convention country.ExceptionNotwithstanding subsection (1), if the Minister is of the opinion that a Rome Convention country does not grant a right to remuneration, similar in scope and duration to that provided by section 19, for the performance in public or the communication to the public of a sound recording whose maker, at the date of its first fixation, was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if a corporation, had its headquarters in Canada, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette, limit the scope and duration of the protection for sound recordings whose first fixation is done by a maker who is a citizen or permanent resident of that country or, if a corporation, has its headquarters in that country.ExceptionIf so requested by a country that is a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette, grant the right to remuneration conferred by section 19 to performers or makers who are nationals of that country and whose sound recordings embody dramatic or literary works.Application of section 19Where a statement is published under subsection (3), section 19 appliesin respect of nationals of a country mentioned in that statement, as if they were citizens of Canada or, in the case of corporations, had their headquarters in Canada; andas if the fixations made for the purpose of their sound recordings had been made in Canada.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 20;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14;
2001, c. 27, s. 238.
Rights of BroadcastersCopyright in communication signalsSubject to subsection (2), a broadcaster has a copyright in the communication signals that it broadcasts, consisting of the sole right to do the following in relation to the communication signal or any substantial part thereof:to fix it,to reproduce any fixation of it that was made without the broadcaster’s consent,to authorize another broadcaster to retransmit it to the public simultaneously with its broadcast, andin the case of a television communication signal, to perform it in a place open to the public on payment of an entrance fee,and to authorize any act described in paragraph (a), (b) or (d).Conditions for copyrightSubsection (1) applies only if the broadcasterat the time of the broadcast, had its headquarters in Canada, in a country that is a WTO Member or in a Rome Convention country; andbroadcasts the communication signal from that country.ExceptionNotwithstanding subsection (2), if the Minister is of the opinion that a Rome Convention country or a country that is a WTO Member does not grant the right mentioned in paragraph (1)(d), the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette, declare that broadcasters that have their headquarters in that country are not entitled to that right.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 21;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
ReciprocityReciprocityWhere the Minister is of the opinion that a country other than a Rome Convention country grants or has undertaken to grantto performers and to makers of sound recordings, orto broadcastersthat are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada, as the case may be, whether by treaty, convention, agreement or law, benefits substantially equivalent to those conferred by this Part, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette,grant the benefits conferred by this Partto performers and to makers of sound recordings, orto broadcastersas the case may be, that are citizens, subjects or permanent residents of or, if corporations, have their headquarters in that country, anddeclare that that country shall, as regards those benefits, be treated as if it were a country to which this Part extends.ReciprocityWhere the Minister is of the opinion that a country other than a Rome Convention country neither grants nor has undertaken to grantto performers, and to makers of sound recordings, orto broadcastersthat are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada, as the case may be, whether by treaty, convention, agreement or law, benefits substantially equivalent to those conferred by this Part, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette,grant the benefits conferred by this Part to performers, makers of sound recordings or broadcasters that are citizens, subjects or permanent residents of or, if corporations, have their headquarters in that country, as the case may be, to the extent that that country grants that those benefits to performers, makers of sound recordings or broadcasters that are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada, anddeclare that that country shall, as regards those benefits, be treated as if it were a country to which this Part extends.Application of ActAny provision of this Act that the Minister specifies in a statement referred to in subsection (1) or (2)applies in respect of performers, makers of sound recordings or broadcasters covered by that statement, as if they were citizens of or, if corporations, had their headquarters in Canada; andapplies in respect of a country covered by that statement, as if that country were Canada.Application of ActSubject to any exceptions that the Minister may specify in a statement referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the other provisions of this Act also apply in the way described in subsection (3).
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 22;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14;
2001, c. 27, s. 239.
Term of RightsTerm of rightsSubject to this Act, the rights conferred by sections 15, 18 and 21 terminate fifty years after the end of the calendar year in whichin the case of a performer’s performance,its first fixation in a sound recording, orits performance, if it is not fixed in a sound recording,occurred;in the case of a sound recording, the first fixation occurred; orin the case of a communication signal, it was broadcast.Term of right to remunerationThe rights to remuneration conferred on performers and makers by section 19 have the same terms, respectively, as those provided by paragraphs (1)(a) and (b).Application of subsections (1) and (2)Subsections (1) and (2) apply whether the fixation, performance or broadcast occurred before or after the coming into force of this Part.Berne Convention countries, Rome Convention countries, WTO MembersWhere the performer’s performance, sound recording or communication signal meets the requirements set out in section 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be, a country that becomes a Berne Convention country, a Rome Convention country or a WTO Member after the date of the fixation, performance or broadcast is, as of becoming a Berne Convention country, Rome Convention country or WTO Member, as the case may be, deemed to have been such at the date of the fixation, performance or broadcast.Where term of protection expiredSubsection (4) does not confer any protection in Canada where the term of protection in the country referred to in that subsection had expired before that country became a Berne Convention country, Rome Convention country or WTO Member, as the case may be.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 23;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
Ownership of CopyrightOwnership of copyrightThe first owner of the copyrightin a performer’s performance, is the performer;in a sound recording, is the maker; orin a communication signal, is the broadcaster that broadcasts it.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 24;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
Assignment of rightsSubsections 13(4) to (7) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of the rights conferred by this Part on performers, makers of sound recordings and broadcasters.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 25;
1993, c. 44, s. 62;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
Performers’ Rights — WTO CountriesPerformer’s performance in WTO countryWhere a performer’s performance takes place on or after January 1, 1996 in a country that is a WTO Member, the performer has, as of the date of the performer’s performance, a copyright in the performer’s performance, consisting of the sole right to do the following in relation to the performer’s performance or any substantial part thereof:if it is not fixed, to communicate it to the public by telecommunication and to fix it in a sound recording, andif it has been fixed in a sound recording without the performer’s authorization, to reproduce the fixation or any substantial part thereof,and to authorize any such acts.Where country joins WTO after Jan. 1, 1996Where a performer’s performance takes place on or after January 1, 1996 in a country that becomes a WTO Member after the date of the performer’s performance, the performer has the copyright described in subsection (1) as of the date the country becomes a WTO Member.Performer’s performances before Jan. 1, 1996Where a performer’s performance takes place before January 1, 1996 in a country that is a WTO Member, the performer has, as of January 1, 1996, the sole right to do and to authorize the act described in paragraph (1)(b).Where country joins WTO after Jan. 1, 1996Where a performer’s performance takes place before January 1, 1996 in a country that becomes a WTO Member on or after January 1, 1996, the performer has the right described in subsection (3) as of the date the country becomes a WTO Member.Term of performer’s rightsThe rights conferred by this section subsist for the remainder of the calendar year in which the performer’s performance takes place and a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.Assignment of rightsSubsections 13(4) to (7) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of a performer’s rights conferred by this section.LimitationNotwithstanding an assignment of a performer’s right conferred by this section, the performer, as well as the assignee, mayprevent the reproduction ofany fixation of the performer’s performance, orany substantial part of such a fixation,where the fixation was made without the performer’s consent or the assignee’s consent; andprevent the importation of any fixation of the performer’s performance, or any reproduction of such a fixation, that the importer knows or ought to have known was made without the performer’s consent or the assignee’s consent.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 26;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F);
1993, c. 44, s. 63;
1994, c. 47, s. 59;
1997, c. 24, s. 14.
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND MORAL RIGHTS AND EXCEPTIONS TO INFRINGEMENTInfringement of CopyrightGeneralInfringement generallyIt is an infringement of copyright for any person to do, without the consent of the owner of the copyright, anything that by this Act only the owner of the copyright has the right to do.Secondary infringementIt is an infringement of copyright for any person tosell or rent out,distribute to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright,by way of trade distribute, expose or offer for sale or rental, or exhibit in public,possess for the purpose of doing anything referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c), orimport into Canada for the purpose of doing anything referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c),a copy of a work, sound recording or fixation of a performer’s performance or of a communication signal that the person knows or should have known infringes copyright or would infringe copyright if it had been made in Canada by the person who made it.Knowledge of importerIn determining whether there is an infringement under subsection (2) in the case of an activity referred to in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d) in relation to a copy that was imported in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(e), it is irrelevant whether the importer knew or should have known that the importation of the copy infringed copyright.PlatesIt is an infringement of copyright for any person to make or possess a plate that has been specifically designed or adapted for the purpose of making infringing copies of a work or other subject-matter.Public performance for profitIt is an infringement of copyright for any person, for profit, to permit a theatre or other place of entertainment to be used for the performance in public of a work or other subject-matter without the consent of the owner of the copyright unless that person was not aware, and had no reasonable ground for suspecting, that the performance would be an infringement of copyright.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 27;
R.S., 1985, c. 1 (3rd Supp.), s. 13, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 5;
1993, c. 44, s. 64;
1997, c. 24, s. 15.
Parallel Importation of BooksImportation of booksSubject to any regulations made under subsection (6), it is an infringement of copyright in a book for any person to import the book wherecopies of the book were made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the book in the country where the copies were made, but were imported without the consent of the owner of the copyright in the book in Canada; andthe person knows or should have known that the book would infringe copyright if it was made in Canada by the importer.Secondary infringementSubject to any regulations made under subsection (6), where the circumstances described in paragraph (1)(a) exist, it is an infringement of copyright in an imported book for any person who knew or should have known that the book would infringe copyright if it was made in Canada by the importer tosell or rent out the book;by way of trade, distribute, expose or offer for sale or rental, or exhibit in public, the book; orpossess the book for the purpose of any of the activities referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).LimitationSubsections (1) and (2) only apply where there is an exclusive distributor of the book and the acts described in those subsections take place in the part of Canada or in respect of the particular sector of the market for which the person is the exclusive distributor.Exclusive distributorAn exclusive distributor is deemed, for the purposes of entitlement to any of the remedies under Part IV in relation to an infringement under this section, to derive an interest in the copyright in question by licence.NoticeNo exclusive distributor, copyright owner or exclusive licensee is entitled to a remedy under Part IV in relation to an infringement under this section unless, before the infringement occurred, notice has been given within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner to the person referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, that there is an exclusive distributor of the book.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, by regulation, establish terms and conditions for the importation of certain categories of books, including remaindered books, books intended solely for re-export and books imported by special order.
1997, c. 24, s. 15.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 15][Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 16][Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 17]Moral Rights InfringementInfringement generallyAny act or omission that is contrary to any of the moral rights of the author of a work is, in the absence of consent by the author, an infringement of the moral rights.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 6.
Nature of right of integrityThe author’s right to the integrity of a work is infringed only if the work is, to the prejudice of the honour or reputation of the author,distorted, mutilated or otherwise modified; orused in association with a product, service, cause or institution.Where prejudice deemedIn the case of a painting, sculpture or engraving, the prejudice referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed to have occurred as a result of any distortion, mutilation or other modification of the work.When work not distorted, etc.For the purposes of this section,a change in the location of a work, the physical means by which a work is exposed or the physical structure containing a work, orsteps taken in good faith to restore or preserve the workshall not, by that act alone, constitute a distortion, mutilation or other modification of the work.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 6.
ExceptionsFair DealingResearch or private studyFair dealing for the purpose of research or private study does not infringe copyright.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 29;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7;
1994, c. 47, s. 61;
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Criticism or reviewFair dealing for the purpose of criticism or review does not infringe copyright if the following are mentioned:the source; andif given in the source, the name of theauthor, in the case of a work,performer, in the case of a performer’s performance,maker, in the case of a sound recording, orbroadcaster, in the case of a communication signal.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
News reportingFair dealing for the purpose of news reporting does not infringe copyright if the following are mentioned:the source; andif given in the source, the name of theauthor, in the case of a work,performer, in the case of a performer’s performance,maker, in the case of a sound recording, orbroadcaster, in the case of a communication signal.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Acts Undertaken without Motive of GainMotive of gainNo action referred to in section 29.4, 29.5, 30.2 or 30.21 may be carried out with motive of gain.Cost recoveryAn educational institution, library, archive or museum, or person acting under its authority does not have a motive of gain where it or the person acting under its authority, does anything referred to in section 29.4, 29.5, 30.2 or 30.21 and recovers no more than the costs, including overhead costs, associated with doing that act.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Educational InstitutionsReproduction for instructionIt is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution or a person acting under its authorityto make a manual reproduction of a work onto a dry-erase board, flip chart or other similar surface intended for displaying handwritten material, orto make a copy of a work to be used to project an image of that copy using an overhead projector or similar devicefor the purposes of education or training on the premises of an educational institution.Reproduction for examinations, etc.It is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution or a person acting under its authority toreproduce, translate or perform in public on the premises of the educational institution, orcommunicate by telecommunication to the public situated on the premises of the educational institutiona work or other subject-matter as required for a test or examination.Where work commercially availableExcept in the case of manual reproduction, the exemption from copyright infringement provided by paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (2) does not apply if the work or other subject-matter is commercially available in a medium that is appropriate for the purpose referred to in that paragraph or subsection, as the case may be.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
PerformancesIt is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution or a person acting under its authority to do the following acts if they are done on the premises of an educational institution for educational or training purposes and not for profit, before an audience consisting primarily of students of the educational institution, instructors acting under the authority of the educational institution or any person who is directly responsible for setting a curriculum for the educational institution:the live performance in public, primarily by students of the educational institution, of a work;the performance in public of a sound recording or of a work or performer’s performance that is embodied in a sound recording; andthe performance in public of a work or other subject-matter at the time of its communication to the public by telecommunication.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
News and commentarySubject to subsection (2) and section 29.9, it is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution or a person acting under its authority tomake, at the time of its communication to the public by telecommunication, a single copy of a news program or a news commentary program, excluding documentaries, for the purposes of performing the copy for the students of the educational institution for educational or training purposes; andperform the copy in public, at any time or times within one year after the making of a copy under paragraph (a), before an audience consisting primarily of students of the educational institution on its premises for educational or training purposes.Royalties for reproduction and performanceThe educational institution muston the expiration of one year after making a copy under paragraph (1)(a), pay the royalties and comply with any terms and conditions fixed under this Act for the making of the copy or destroy the copy; andwhere it has paid the royalties referred to in paragraph (a), pay the royalties and comply with any terms and conditions fixed under this Act for any performance in public of the copy after the expiration of that year.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Reproduction of broadcastSubject to subsection (2) and section 29.9, it is not an infringement of copyright for an educational institution or a person acting under its authority tomake a single copy of a work or other subject-matter at the time that it is communicated to the public by telecommunication; andkeep the copy for up to thirty days to decide whether to perform the copy for educational or training purposes.Royalties for reproductionAn educational institution that has not destroyed the copy by the expiration of the thirty days infringes copyright in the work or other subject-matter unless it pays any royalties, and complies with any terms and conditions, fixed under this Act for the making of the copy.Royalties for performanceIt is not an infringement of copyright for the educational institution or a person acting under its authority to perform the copy in public for educational or training purposes on the premises of the educational institution before an audience consisting primarily of students of the educational institution if the educational institution pays the royalties and complies with any terms and conditions fixed under this Act for the performance in public.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Unlawful receptionThe exceptions to infringement of copyright provided for under sections 29.5 to 29.7 do not apply where the communication to the public by telecommunication was received by unlawful means.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Records and markingWhere an educational institution or person acting under its authoritymakes a copy of a news program or a news commentary program and performs it pursuant to section 29.6, ormakes a copy of a work or other subject-matter communicated to the public by telecommunication and performs it pursuant to section 29.7,the educational institution shall keep a record of the information prescribed by regulation in relation to the making of the copy, the destruction of it or any performance in public of it for which royalties are payable under this Act and shall, in addition, mark the copy in the manner prescribed by regulation.RegulationsThe Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulationsprescribing the information in relation to the making, destruction, performance and marking of copies that must be kept under subsection (1),prescribing the manner and form in which records referred to in that subsection must be kept and copies destroyed or marked, andrespecting the sending of information to collective societies referred to in section 71.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Literary collectionsThe publication in a collection, mainly composed of non-copyright matter, intended for the use of educational institutions, and so described in the title and in any advertisements issued by the publisher, of short passages from published literary works in which copyright subsists and not themselves published for the use of educational institutions, does not infringe copyright in those published literary works ifnot more than two passages from works by the same author are published by the same publisher within five years;the source from which the passages are taken is acknowledged; andthe name of the author, if given in the source, is mentioned.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 30;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7;
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Libraries, Archives and MuseumsManagement and maintenance of collectionIt is not an infringement of copyright for a library, archive or museum or a person acting under the authority of a library, archive or museum to make, for the maintenance or management of its permanent collection or the permanent collection of another library, archive or museum, a copy of a work or other subject-matter, whether published or unpublished, in its permanent collectionif the original is rare or unpublished and isdeteriorating, damaged or lost, orat risk of deterioration or becoming damaged or lost;for the purposes of on-site consultation if the original cannot be viewed, handled or listened to because of its condition or because of the atmospheric conditions in which it must be kept;in an alternative format if the original is currently in an obsolete format or the technology required to use the original is unavailable;for the purposes of internal record-keeping and cataloguing;for insurance purposes or police investigations; orif necessary for restoration.LimitationParagraphs (1)(a) to (c) do not apply where an appropriate copy is commercially available in a medium and of a quality that is appropriate for the purposes of subsection (1).Destruction of intermediate copiesIf a person must make an intermediate copy in order to make a copy under subsection (1), the person must destroy the intermediate copy as soon as it is no longer needed.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations with respect to the procedure for making copies under subsection (1).
1997, c. 24, s. 18;
1999, c. 31, s. 59(E).
Research or private studyIt is not an infringement of copyright for a library, archive or museum or a person acting under its authority to do anything on behalf of any person that the person may do personally under section 29 or 29.1.Copies of articles for research, etc.It is not an infringement of copyright for a library, archive or museum or a person acting under the authority of a library, archive or museum to make, by reprographic reproduction, for any person requesting to use the copy for research or private study, a copy of a work that is, or that is contained in, an article published ina scholarly, scientific or technical periodical; ora newspaper or periodical, other than a scholarly, scientific or technical periodical, if the newspaper or periodical was published more than one year before the copy is made.RestrictionParagraph (2)(b) does not apply in respect of a work of fiction or poetry or a dramatic or musical work.ConditionsA library, archive or museum may make a copy under subsection (2) only on condition thatthe person for whom the copy will be made has satisfied the library, archive or museum that the person will not use the copy for a purpose other than research or private study; andthe person is provided with a single copy of the work.Patrons of other libraries, etc.A library, archive or museum or a person acting under the authority of a library, archive or museum may do, on behalf of a person who is a patron of another library, archive or museum, anything under subsection (1) or (2) in relation to printed matter that it is authorized by this section to do on behalf of a person who is one of its patrons, but the copy given to the patron must not be in digital form.Destruction of intermediate copiesWhere an intermediate copy is made in order to copy a work referred to in subsection (5), once the copy is given to the patron, the intermediate copy must be destroyed.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, for the purposes of this section, make regulationsdefining “newspaper” and “periodical”;defining scholarly, scientific and technical periodicals;prescribing the information to be recorded about any action taken under subsection (1) or (5) and the manner and form in which the information is to be kept; andprescribing the manner and form in which the conditions set out in subsection (4) are to be met.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Copying works deposited in archiveIt is not an infringement of copyright for an archive to make a copy, in accordance with subsection (3), of an unpublished work that is deposited in the archive.NoticeWhen a person deposits a work in an archive, the archive must give the person notice that it may copy the work in accordance with this section.Conditions for copying of worksThe archive may only copy the work ifthe person who deposited the work, if a copyright owner, did not, at the time the work was deposited, prohibit its copying;copying has not been prohibited by any other owner of copyright in the work; andthe archive is satisfied that the person for whom it is made will use the copy only for purposes of research or private study and makes only one copy for that person.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may prescribe the manner and form in which the conditions in subsection (3) may be met.[Repealed, 2004, c. 11, s. 21]
1997, c. 24, s. 18;
1999, c. 31, s. 60(E);
2004, c. 11, s. 21.
Previous VersionMachines Installed in Educational Institutions, Libraries, Archives and MuseumsNo infringement by educational institution, etc.An educational institution or a library, archive or museum does not infringe copyright wherea copy of a work is made using a machine for the making, by reprographic reproduction, of copies of works in printed form;the machine is installed by or with the approval of the educational institution, library, archive or museum on its premises for use by students, instructors or staff at the educational institution or by persons using the library, archive or museum; andthere is affixed in the prescribed manner and location a notice warning of infringement of copyright.ApplicationSubsection (1) only applies if, in respect of a reprographic reproduction,the educational institution, library, archive or museum has entered into an agreement with a collective society that is authorized by copyright owners to grant licences on their behalf;the Board has, in accordance with section 70.2, fixed the royalties and related terms and conditions in respect of a licence;a tariff has been approved in accordance with section 70.15; ora collective society has filed a proposed tariff in accordance with section 70.13.OrderWhere a collective society offers to negotiate or has begun to negotiate an agreement referred to in paragraph (2)(a), the Board may, at the request of either party, order that the educational institution, library, archive or museum be treated as an institution to which subsection (1) applies, during the period specified in the order.Agreement with copyright ownerWhere an educational institution, library, archive or museum has entered into an agreement with a copyright owner other than a collective society respecting reprographic reproduction, subsection (1) applies only in respect of the works of the copyright owner that are covered by the agreement.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may, for the purposes of paragraph 1(c), prescribe by regulation the manner of affixing and location of notices and the dimensions, form and contents of notices.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Libraries, Archives and Museums in Educational InstitutionsApplication to libraries, etc. within educational institutionsFor greater certainty, the exceptions to infringement of copyright provided for under sections 29.4 to 30.3 and 45 also apply in respect of a library, archive or museum that forms part of an educational institution.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Library and Archives of CanadaPermitted actsIt is not an infringement of copyright for the Librarian and Archivist of Canada under the Library and Archives of Canada Act, tomake a copy of a work or other subject-matter in taking a representative sample for the purpose of preservation under subsection 8(2) of that Act;effect the fixation of a copy of a publication, as defined in section 2 of that Act, that is provided by telecommunication in accordance with subsection 10(1) of that Act;make a copy of a recording, as defined in subsection 11(2) of that Act, for the purposes of section 11 of that Act; orat the time that a broadcasting undertaking, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act, communicates a work or other subject-matter to the public by telecommunication, make a copy of the work or other subject-matter that is included in that communication.
1997, c. 24, s. 18;
2004, c. 11, s. 25.
Previous VersionComputer ProgramsPermitted actsIt is not an infringement of copyright in a computer program for a person who owns a copy of the computer program that is authorized by the owner of the copyright tomake a single reproduction of the copy by adapting, modifying or converting the computer program or translating it into another computer language if the person proves that the reproduced copy isessential for the compatibility of the computer program with a particular computer,solely for the person’s own use, anddestroyed immediately after the person ceases to be the owner of the copy; ormake a single reproduction for backup purposes of the copy or of a reproduced copy referred to in paragraph (a) if the person proves that the reproduction for backup purposes is destroyed immediately when the person ceases to be the owner of the copy of the computer program.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Incidental InclusionIncidental useIt is not an infringement of copyright to incidentally and not deliberatelyinclude a work or other subject-matter in another work or other subject-matter; ordo any act in relation to a work or other subject-matter that is incidentally and not deliberately included in another work or other subject-matter.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
Ephemeral RecordingsEphemeral recordingsIt is not an infringement of copyright for a programming undertaking to fix or reproduce in accordance with this section a performer’s performance or work, other than a cinematographic work, that is performed live or a sound recording that is performed at the same time as the performer’s performance or work, if the undertakingis authorized to communicate the performer’s performance, work or sound recording to the public by telecommunication;makes the fixation or the reproduction itself, for its own broadcasts;does not synchronize the fixation or reproduction with all or part of another recording, performer’s performance or work; anddoes not cause the fixation or reproduction to be used in an advertisement intended to sell or promote, as the case may be, a product, service, cause or institution.Record keepingThe programming undertaking must record the dates of the making and destruction of all fixations and reproductions and any other prescribed information about the fixation or reproduction, and keep the record current.Right of access by copyright ownersThe programming undertaking must make the record referred to in subsection (2) available to owners of copyright in the works, sound recordings or performer’s performances, or their representatives, within twenty-four hours after receiving a request.DestructionThe programming undertaking must destroy the fixation or reproduction within thirty days after making it, unlessthe copyright owner authorizes its retention; orit is deposited in an archive, in accordance with subsection (6).RoyaltiesWhere the copyright owner authorizes the fixation or reproduction to be retained after the thirty days, the programming undertaking must pay any applicable royalty.ArchiveWhere the programming undertaking considers a fixation or reproduction to be of an exceptional documentary character, the undertaking may, with the consent of an official archive, deposit it in the official archive and must notify the copyright owner, within thirty days, of the deposit of the fixation or reproduction.Definition of official archiveIn subsection (6), official archive means the Library and Archives of Canada or any archive established under the law of a province for the preservation of the official archives of the province.ApplicationThis section does not apply where a licence is available from a collective society to make the fixation or reproduction of the performer’s performance, work or sound recording.Telecommunications by networksA broadcasting undertaking, as defined in the Broadcasting Act, may make a single reproduction of a fixation or reproduction made by a programming undertaking and communicate it to the public by telecommunication, within the period referred to in subsection (4), if the broadcasting undertaking meets the conditions set out in subsection (1) and is part of a prescribed network that includes the programming undertaking.LimitationsThe reproduction and communication to the public by telecommunication must be madein accordance with subsections (2) to (6); andwithin thirty days after the day on which the programming undertaking made the fixation or reproduction.Definition of programming undertakingIn this section, programming undertaking meansa programming undertaking as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act;a programming undertaking described in paragraph (a) that originates programs within a network, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act; ora distribution undertaking as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act, in respect of the programs that it originates.The undertaking must hold a broadcasting licence issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under the Broadcasting Act.
1997, c. 24, s. 18;
2004, c. 11, s. 26.
Previous VersionPre-recorded recordingsIt is not an infringement of copyright for a broadcasting undertaking to reproduce in accordance with this section a sound recording, or a performer’s performance or work that is embodied in a sound recording, solely for the purpose of transferring it to a format appropriate for broadcasting, if the undertakingowns the copy of the sound recording, performer’s performance or work and that copy is authorized by the owner of the copyright;is authorized to communicate the sound recording, performer’s performance or work to the public by telecommunication;makes the reproduction itself, for its own broadcasts;does not synchronize the reproduction with all or part of another recording, performer’s performance or work; anddoes not cause the reproduction to be used in an advertisement intended to sell or promote, as the case may be, a product, service, cause or institution.Record keepingThe broadcasting undertaking must record the dates of the making and destruction of all reproductions and any other prescribed information about the reproduction, and keep the record current.Right of access by copyright ownersThe broadcasting undertaking must make the record referred to in subsection (2) available to owners of copyright in the sound recordings, performer’s performances or works, or their representatives, within twenty-four hours after receiving a request.DestructionThe broadcasting undertaking must destroy the reproduction when it no longer possesses the sound recording or performer’s performance or work embodied in the sound recording, or at the latest within thirty days after making the reproduction, unless the copyright owner authorizes the reproduction to be retained.RoyaltyIf the copyright owner authorizes the reproduction to be retained, the broadcasting undertaking must pay any applicable royalty.ApplicationThis section does not apply if a licence is available from a collective society to reproduce the sound recording, performer’s performance or work.Definition of broadcasting undertakingIn this section, broadcasting undertaking means a broadcasting undertaking as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Broadcasting Act that holds a broadcasting licence issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission under that Act.
1997, c. 24, s. 18.
RetransmissionInterpretationIn this section,new media retransmitterretransmetteur de nouveaux médiasnew media retransmitter means a person whose retransmission is lawful under the Broadcasting Act only by reason of the Exemption Order for New Media Broadcasting Undertakings issued by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as Appendix A to Public Notice CRTC 1999-197, as amended from time to time;retransmitterretransmetteurretransmitter means a person who performs a function comparable to that of a cable retransmission system, but does not include a new media retransmitter;signalsignalsignal means a signal that carries a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work and is transmitted for free reception by the public by a terrestrial radio or terrestrial television station.Retransmission of local and distant signalsIt is not an infringement of copyright for a retransmitter to communicate to the public by telecommunication any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work ifthe communication is a retransmission of a local or distant signal;the retransmission is lawful under the Broadcasting Act;the signal is retransmitted simultaneously and without alteration, except as otherwise required or permitted by or under the laws of Canada;in the case of the retransmission of a distant signal, the retransmitter has paid any royalties, and complied with any terms and conditions, fixed under this Act; andthe retransmitter complies with the applicable conditions, if any, referred to in paragraph (3)(b).RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsdefining “local signal” and “distant signal” for the purposes of subsection (2); andprescribing conditions for the purposes of paragraph (2)(e), and specifying whether any such condition applies to all retransmitters or only to a class of retransmitter.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 31;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7;
1988, c. 65, s. 63;
1997, c. 24, ss. 16, 52(F);
2002, c. 26, s. 2.
Previous VersionPersons with Perceptual DisabilitiesReproduction in alternate formatIt is not an infringement of copyright for a person, at the request of a person with a perceptual disability, or for a non-profit organization acting for his or her benefit, tomake a copy or sound recording of a literary, musical, artistic or dramatic work, other than a cinematographic work, in a format specially designed for persons with a perceptual disability;translate, adapt or reproduce in sign language a literary or dramatic work, other than a cinematographic work, in a format specially designed for persons with a perceptual disability; orperform in public a literary or dramatic work, other than a cinematographic work, in sign language, either live or in a format specially designed for persons with a perceptual disability.LimitationSubsection (1) does not authorize the making of a large print book.LimitationSubsection (1) does not apply where the work or sound recording is commercially available in a format specially designed to meet the needs of any person referred to in that subsection, within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition “commercially available”.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 32;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7;
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
Statutory ObligationsNo infringementIt is not an infringement of copyright for any personto disclose, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, a record within the meaning of that Act, or to disclose, pursuant to any like Act of the legislature of a province, like material;to disclose, pursuant to the Privacy Act, personal information within the meaning of that Act, or to disclose, pursuant to any like Act of the legislature of a province, like information;to make a copy of an object referred to in section 14 of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, for deposit in an institution pursuant to a direction under that section; andto make a fixation or copy of a work or other subject-matter in order to comply with the Broadcasting Act or any rule, regulation or other instrument made under it.LimitationNothing in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) authorizes a person to whom a record or information is disclosed to do anything that, by this Act, only the owner of the copyright in the record, personal information or like information, as the case may be, has a right to do.Destruction of fixation or copyUnless the Broadcasting Act otherwise provides, a person who makes a fixation or copy under paragraph (1)(d) shall destroy it immediately on the expiration of the period for which it must be kept pursuant to that Act, rule, regulation or other instrument.
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
MiscellaneousPermitted actsIt is not an infringement of copyrightfor an author of an artistic work who is not the owner of the copyright in the work to use any mould, cast, sketch, plan, model or study made by the author for the purpose of the work, if the author does not thereby repeat or imitate the main design of the work;for any person to reproduce, in a painting, drawing, engraving, photograph or cinematographic workan architectural work, provided the copy is not in the nature of an architectural drawing or plan, ora sculpture or work of artistic craftsmanship or a cast or model of a sculpture or work of artistic craftsmanship, that is permanently situated in a public place or building;for any person to make or publish, for the purposes of news reporting or news summary, a report of a lecture given in public, unless the report is prohibited by conspicuous written or printed notice affixed before and maintained during the lecture at or about the main entrance of the building in which the lecture is given, and, except while the building is being used for public worship, in a position near the lecturer;for any person to read or recite in public a reasonable extract from a published work; orfor any person to make or publish, for the purposes of news reporting or news summary, a report of an address of a political nature given at a public meeting.Further permitted actsIt is not an infringement of copyright for a person to do any of the following acts without motive of gain at any agricultural or agricultural-industrial exhibition or fair that receives a grant from or is held by its directors under federal, provincial or municipal authority:the live performance in public of a musical work;the performance in public of a sound recording embodying a musical work or a performer’s performance of a musical work; orthe performance in public of a communication signal carryingthe live performance in public of a musical work, ora sound recording embodying a musical work or a performer’s performance of a musical work.Further permitted actsNo religious organization or institution, educational institution and no charitable or fraternal organization shall be held liable to pay any compensation for doing any of the following acts in furtherance of a religious, educational or charitable object:the live performance in public of a musical work;the performance in public of a sound recording embodying a musical work or a performer’s performance of a musical work; orthe performance in public of a communication signal carryingthe live performance in public of a musical work, ora sound recording embodying a musical work or a performer’s performance of a musical work.
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
InterpretationNo right to equitable remunerationFor the purposes of sections 29 to 32.2, an act that does not infringe copyright does not give rise to a right to remuneration conferred by section 19.
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright of Performers and BroadcastersCertain rights and interests protectedNotwithstanding section 27, where a person has, before the later of January 1, 1996 and the day on which a country becomes a WTO member, incurred an expenditure or liability in connection with, or in preparation for, the doing of an act that would have infringed copyright under section 26 commencing on the later of those days, had that country been a WTO member, any right or interest of that person thatarises from or in connection with the doing of that act, andis subsisting and valuable on the later of those daysis not prejudiced or diminished by reason only that that country has become a WTO member, except as provided by an order of the Board made under subsection 78(3).CompensationNotwithstanding subsection (1), a person’s right or interest that is protected by that subsection terminates if and when the owner of the copyright pays that person such compensation as is agreed to between the parties or, failing agreement, as is determined by the Board in accordance with section 78.LimitationNothing in subsections (1) and (2) affects any right of a performer available in law or equity.
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
Certain rights and interests protectedNotwithstanding section 27, where a person has, before the later of the coming into force of Part II and the day on which a country becomes a Rome Convention country, incurred an expenditure or liability in connection with, or in preparation for, the doing of an act that would have infringed copyright under section 15 or 21 commencing on the later of those days, had Part II been in force or had that country been a Rome Convention country, any right or interest of that person thatarises from or in connection with the doing of that act, andis subsisting and valuable on the later of those daysis not prejudiced or diminished by reason only that Part II has come into force or that the country has become a Rome Convention country, except as provided by an order of the Board made under subsection 78(3).CompensationNotwithstanding subsection (1), a person’s right or interest that is protected by that subsection terminates if and when the owner of the copyright pays that person such compensation as is agreed to between the parties or, failing agreement, as is determined by the Board in accordance with section 78.LimitationNothing in subsections (1) and (2) affects any right of a performer available in law or equity.
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral RightsCertain rights and interests protectedNotwithstanding subsections 27(1), (2) and (4) and sections 27.1, 28.1 and 28.2, where a person has, before the later of January 1, 1996 and the day on which a country becomes a treaty country, incurred an expenditure or liability in connection with, or in preparation for, the doing of an act that would have infringed a copyright owner’s copyright or an author’s moral rights had that country been a treaty country, any right or interest of that person thatarises from or in connection with the doing of that act, andis subsisting and valuable on the latest of those daysis not prejudiced or diminished by reason only that that country has become a treaty country, except as provided by an order of the Board made under subsection 78(3).CompensationNotwithstanding subsection (1), a person’s right or interest that is protected by that subsection terminates, as against the copyright owner or author, if and when that copyright owner or the author, as the case may be, pays that person such compensation as is agreed to between the parties or, failing agreement, as is determined by the Board in accordance with section 78.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 33;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7;
1997, c. 24, s. 19.
REMEDIESCivil RemediesCopyrightWhere copyright has been infringed, the owner of the copyright is, subject to this Act, entitled to all remedies by way of injunction, damages, accounts, delivery up and otherwise that are or may be conferred by law for the infringement of a right.Moral rightsIn any proceedings for an infringement of a moral right of an author, the court may grant to the author or to the person who holds the moral rights by virtue of subsection 14.2(2) or (3), as the case may be, all remedies by way of injunction, damages, accounts, delivery up and otherwise that are or may be conferred by law for the infringement of a right.CostsThe costs of all parties in any proceedings in respect of the infringement of a right conferred by this Act shall be in the discretion of the court.Summary proceedingsThe following proceedings may be commenced or proceeded with by way of application or action and shall, in the case of an application, be heard and determined without delay and in a summary way:proceedings for infringement of copyright or moral rights;proceedings taken under section 44.1, 44.2 or 44.4; andproceedings taken in respect ofa tariff certified by the Board under Part VII or VIII, oragreements referred to in section 70.12.Practice and procedureThe rules of practice and procedure, in civil matters, of the court in which proceedings are commenced by way of application apply to those proceedings, but where those rules do not provide for the proceedings to be heard and determined without delay and in a summary way, the court may give such directions as it considers necessary in order to so provide.ActionsThe court in which proceedings are instituted by way of application may, where it considers it appropriate, direct that the proceeding be proceeded with as an action.Meaning of applicationIn this section, application means a proceeding that is commenced other than by way of a writ or statement of claim.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 34;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 8;
1993, c. 15, s. 3(E), c. 44, s. 65;
1994, c. 47, s. 62;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Presumptions respecting copyright and ownershipIn any proceedings for infringement of copyright in which the defendant puts in issue either the existence of the copyright or the title of the plaintiff thereto,copyright shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, to subsist in the work, performer’s performance, sound recording or communication signal, as the case may be; andthe author, performer, maker or broadcaster, as the case may be, shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be the owner of the copyright.Where no grant registeredWhere any matter referred to in subsection (1) is at issue and no assignment of the copyright, or licence granting an interest in the copyright, has been registered under this Act,if a name purporting to be that ofthe author of the work,the performer of the performer’s performance,the maker of the sound recording, orthe broadcaster of the communication signalis printed or otherwise indicated thereon in the usual manner, the person whose name is so printed or indicated shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be the author, performer, maker or broadcaster;ifno name is so printed or indicated, or if the name so printed or indicated is not the true name of the author, performer, maker or broadcaster or the name by which that person is commonly known, anda name purporting to be that of the publisher or owner of the work, performer’s performance, sound recording or communication signal is printed or otherwise indicated thereon in the usual manner,the person whose name is printed or indicated as described in subparagraph (ii) shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be the owner of the copyright in question; andif, on a cinematographic work, a name purporting to be that of the maker of the cinematographic work appears in the usual manner, the person so named shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be the maker of the cinematographic work.
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Liability for infringementWhere a person infringes copyright, the person is liable to pay such damages to the owner of the copyright as the owner has suffered due to the infringement and, in addition to those damages, such part of the profits that the infringer has made from the infringement and that were not taken into account in calculating the damages as the court considers just.Proof of profitsIn proving profits,the plaintiff shall be required to prove only receipts or revenues derived from the infringement; andthe defendant shall be required to prove every element of cost that the defendant claims.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 35;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Protection of separate rightsSubject to this section, the owner of any copyright, or any person or persons deriving any right, title or interest by assignment or grant in writing from the owner, may individually for himself or herself, as a party to the proceedings in his or her own name, protect and enforce any right that he or she holds, and, to the extent of that right, title and interest, is entitled to the remedies provided by this Act.Where copyright owner to be made partyWhere proceedings referred to in subsection (1) are taken by a person other than the copyright owner, the copyright owner must be made a party to those proceedings, exceptin respect of proceedings taken under section 44.1, 44.2 or 44.4;in respect of interlocutory proceedings unless the court is of the opinion that the interests of justice require the copyright owner to be a party; andin any other case, if the court is of the opinion that the interests of justice do not require the copyright owner to be a party.Owner’s liability for costsA copyright owner who is made a party to proceedings pursuant to subsection (2) is not liable for any costs unless the copyright owner takes part in the proceedings.Apportionment of damages, profitsWhere a copyright owner is made a party to proceedings pursuant to subsection (2), the court, in awarding damages or profits, shall, subject to any agreement between the person who took the proceedings and the copyright owner, apportion the damages or profits referred to in subsection 35(1) between them as the court considers appropriate.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 36;
1994, c. 47, s. 63;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Concurrent jurisdiction of Federal CourtThe Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction with provincial courts to hear and determine all proceedings, other than the prosecution of offences under section 42 and 43, for the enforcement of a provision of this Act or of the civil remedies provided by this Act.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 37;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Recovery of possession of copies, platesSubject to subsection (2), the owner of the copyright in a work or other subject-matter mayrecover possession of all infringing copies of that work or other subject-matter, and of all plates used or intended to be used for the production of infringing copies, andtake proceedings for seizure of those copies or plates before judgment if, under the law of Canada or of the province in which those proceedings are taken, a person is entitled to take such proceedings,as if those copies or plates were the property of the copyright owner.Powers of courtOn application bya person from whom the copyright owner has recovered possession of copies or plates referred to in subsection (1),a person against whom proceedings for seizure before judgment of copies or plates referred to in subsection (1) have been taken, orany other person who has an interest in those copies or plates,a court may order that those copies or plates be destroyed, or may make any other order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances.Notice to interested personsBefore making an order under subsection (2), the court shall direct that notice be given to any person who has an interest in the copies or plates in question, unless the court is of the opinion that the interests of justice do not require such notice to be given.Circumstances court to considerIn making an order under subsection (2), the court shall have regard to all the circumstances, includingthe proportion, importance and value of the infringing copy or plate, as compared to the substrate or carrier embodying it; andthe extent to which the infringing copy or plate is severable from, or a distinct part of, the substrate or carrier embodying it.LimitationNothing in this Act entitles the copyright owner to damages in respect of the possession or conversion of the infringing copies or plates.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 38;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Statutory damagesSubject to this section, a copyright owner may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover, instead of damages and profits referred to in subsection 35(1), an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in the proceedings, with respect to any one work or other subject-matter, for which any one infringer is liable individually, or for which any two or more infringers are liable jointly and severally, in a sum of not less than $500 or more than $20,000 as the court considers just.Where defendant unaware of infringementWhere a copyright owner has made an election under subsection (1) and the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant was not aware and had no reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant had infringed copyright, the court may reduce the amount of the award to less than $500, but not less than $200.Special caseWherethere is more than one work or other subject-matter in a single medium, andthe awarding of even the minimum amount referred to in subsection (1) or (2) would result in a total award that, in the court’s opinion, is grossly out of proportion to the infringement,the court may award, with respect to each work or other subject-matter, such lower amount than $500 or $200, as the case may be, as the court considers just.Collective societiesWhere the defendant has not paid applicable royalties, a collective society referred to in section 67 may only make an election under this section to recover, in lieu of any other remedy of a monetary nature provided by this Act, an award of statutory damages in a sum of not less than three and not more than ten times the amount of the applicable royalties, as the court considers just.Factors to considerIn exercising its discretion under subsections (1) to (4), the court shall consider all relevant factors, includingthe good faith or bad faith of the defendant;the conduct of the parties before and during the proceedings; andthe need to deter other infringements of the copyright in question.No awardNo statutory damages may be awarded againstan educational institution or a person acting under its authority that has committed an act referred to in section 29.6 or 29.7 and has not paid any royalties or complied with any terms and conditions fixed under this Act in relation to the commission of the act;an educational institution, library, archive or museum that is sued in the circumstances referred to in section 38.2; ora person who infringes copyright under paragraph 27(2)(e) or section 27.1, where the copy in question was made with the consent of the copyright owner in the country where the copy was made.Exemplary or punitive damages not affectedAn election under subsection (1) does not affect any right that the copyright owner may have to exemplary or punitive damages.
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Maximum amount that may be recoveredAn owner of copyright in a work who has not authorized a collective society to authorize its reprographic reproduction may recover, in proceedings against an educational institution, library, archive or museum that has reproduced the work, a maximum amount equal to the amount of royalties that would have been payable to the society in respect of the reprographic reproduction, if it were authorized, eitherunder any agreement entered into with the collective society; orunder a tariff certified by the Board pursuant to section 70.15.Agreements with more than one collective societyWhere agreements respecting reprographic reproduction have been signed with more than one collective society or where more than one tariff applies or where both agreements and tariffs apply, the maximum amount that the copyright owner may recover is the largest amount of the royalties provided for in any of those agreements or tariffs.ApplicationSubsections (1) and (2) apply only wherethe collective society is entitled to authorize, or the tariff provides for the payment of royalties in respect of, the reprographic reproduction of that category of work; andcopying of that general nature and extent is covered by the agreement or tariff.
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Injunction only remedy when defendant not aware of copyrightSubject to subsection (2), in any proceedings for infringement of copyright, the plaintiff is not entitled to any remedy other than an injunction in respect of the infringement if the defendant proves that, at the date of the infringement, the defendant was not aware and had no reasonable ground for suspecting that copyright subsisted in the work or other subject-matter in question.Exception where copyright registeredSubsection (1) does not apply if, at the date of the infringement, the copyright was duly registered under this Act.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 39;
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
Wide injunctionWhen granting an injunction in respect of an infringement of copyright in a work or other subject-matter, the court may further enjoin the defendant from infringing the copyright in any other work or subject-matter ifthe plaintiff is the owner of the copyright or the person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence; andthe plaintiff satisfies the court that the defendant will likely infringe the copyright in those other works or subject-matter unless enjoined by the court from doing so.Application of injunctionAn injunction granted under subsection (1) may extend to works or other subject-matterin respect of which the plaintiff was not, at the time the proceedings were commenced, the owner of the copyright or the person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence; orthat did not exist at the time the proceedings were commenced.
1997, c. 24, s. 20.
No injunction in case of a buildingWhere the construction of a building or other structure that infringes or that, if completed, would infringe the copyright in some other work has been commenced, the owner of the copyright is not entitled to obtain an injunction in respect of the construction of that building or structure or to order its demolition.Certain remedies inapplicableSections 38 and 42 do not apply in any case in respect of which subsection (1) applies.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 40;
1997, c. 24, s. 21.
Limitation period for civil remediesSubject to subsection (2), a court may not award a remedy in relation to an infringement unlessin the case where the plaintiff knew, or could reasonably have been expected to know, of the infringement at the time it occurred, the proceedings for infringement are commenced within three years after the infringement occurred; orin the case where the plaintiff did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, of the infringement at the time it occurred, the proceedings for infringement are commenced within three years after the time when the plaintiff first knew, or could reasonably have been expected to know, of the infringement.RestrictionThe court shall apply the limitation period set out in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) only in respect of a party who pleads a limitation period.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 41;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 9;
1997, c. 24, s. 22.
Criminal RemediesOffences and punishmentEvery person who knowinglymakes for sale or rental an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,sells or rents out, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or rental, an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists,distributes infringing copies of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, either for the purpose of trade or to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright,by way of trade exhibits in public an infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, orimports for sale or rental into Canada any infringing copy of a work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsistsis guilty of an offence and liableon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both, oron conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.Possession and performance offences and punishmentEvery person who knowinglymakes or possesses any plate that is specifically designed or adapted for the purpose of making infringing copies of any work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsists, orfor private profit causes to be performed in public, without the consent of the owner of the copyright, any work or other subject-matter in which copyright subsistsis guilty of an offence and liableon summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both, oron conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding one million dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.Power of court to deal with copies or platesThe court before which any proceedings under this section are taken may, on conviction, order that all copies of the work or other subject-matter that appear to it to be infringing copies, or all plates in the possession of the offender predominantly used for making infringing copies, be destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copyright or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit.Limitation periodProceedings by summary conviction in respect of an offence under this section may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, two years after the time when the offence was committed.Parallel importation of booksNo person may be prosecuted under this section for importing a book or dealing with an imported book in the manner described in section 27.1.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 42;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 10;
1997, c. 24, s. 24.
Infringement in case of dramatic, operatic or musical workAny person who, without the written consent of the owner of the copyright or of the legal representative of the owner, knowingly performs or causes to be performed in public and for private profit the whole or any part, constituting an infringement, of any dramatic or operatic work or musical composition in which copyright subsists in Canada is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to that fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two months or to both.Change or suppression of title or author’s nameAny person who makes or causes to be made any change in or suppression of the title, or the name of the author, of any dramatic or operatic work or musical composition in which copyright subsists in Canada, or who makes or causes to be made any change in the work or composition itself without the written consent of the author or of his legal representative, in order that the work or composition may be performed in whole or in part in public for private profit, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, either to that fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four months or to both.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 26.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 25]ImportationImportation of certain copyright works prohibitedCopies made out of Canada of any work in which copyright subsists that if made in Canada would infringe copyright and as to which the owner of the copyright gives notice in writing to the Canada Border Services Agency that the owner desires that the copies not be so imported into Canada, shall not be so imported and are deemed to be included in tariff item No. 9897.00.00 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff, and section 136 of that Act applies accordingly.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 44;
R.S., 1985, c. 41 (3rd Supp.), s. 116;
1997, c. 36, s. 205;
1999, c. 17, s. 119;
2005, c. 38, s. 139.
Previous VersionDefinitionsIn this section and sections 44.2 and 44.3,courttribunalcourt means the Federal Court or the superior court of a province;dutiesdroitsduties has the same meaning as in the Customs Act;MinisterministreMinister means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness;releasedédouanementrelease has the same meaning as in the Customs Act.Power of courtA court may make an order described in subsection (3) where the court is satisfied thatcopies of the work are about to be imported into Canada, or have been imported into Canada but have not yet been released;eithercopies of the work were made without the consent of the person who then owned the copyright in the country where the copies were made, orthe copies were made elsewhere than in a country to which this Act extends; andthe copies would infringe copyright if they were made in Canada by the importer and the importer knows or should have known this.Who may applyA court may make an order described in subsection (3) on application by the owner or exclusive licensee of copyright in a work in Canada.Order of courtThe order referred to in subsection (2) is an orderdirecting the Ministerto take reasonable measures, on the basis of information reasonably required by the Minister and provided by the applicant, to detain the work, andto notify the applicant and the importer, forthwith after detaining the work, of the detention and the reasons therefor; andproviding for such other matters as the court considers appropriate.How application madeAn application for an order made under subsection (2) may be made in an action or otherwise, and either on notice or ex parte, except that it must always be made on notice to the Minister.Court may require securityBefore making an order under subsection (2), the court may require the applicant to furnish security, in an amount fixed by the court,to cover duties, storage and handling charges, and any other amount that may become chargeable against the work; andto answer any damages that may by reason of the order be incurred by the owner, importer or consignee of the work.Application for directionsThe Minister may apply to the court for directions in implementing an order made under subsection (2).Minister may allow inspectionThe Minister may give the applicant or the importer an opportunity to inspect the detained work for the purpose of substantiating or refuting, as the case may be, the applicant’s claim.Where applicant fails to commence an actionUnless an order made under subsection (2) provides otherwise, the Minister shall, subject to the Customs Act and to any other Act of Parliament that prohibits, controls or regulates the importation or exportation of goods, release the copies of the work without further notice to the applicant if, two weeks after the applicant has been notified under subparagraph (3)(a)(ii), the applicant has not notified the Minister that the applicant has commenced a proceeding for a final determination by the court of the issues referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) and (c).Where court finds in plaintiff’s favourWhere, in a proceeding commenced under this section, the court finds that the circumstances referred to in paragraphs (2)(b) and (c) existed, the court may make any order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances, including an order that the copies of the work be destroyed, or that they be delivered up to the plaintiff as the plaintiff’s property absolutely.Other remedies not affectedFor greater certainty, nothing in this section affects any remedy available under any other provision of this Act or any other Act of Parliament.
1993, c. 44, s. 66;
1997, c. 24, s. 27;
2005, c. 38, ss. 142, 145.
Previous VersionImportation of booksA court may, subject to this section, make an order described in subsection 44.1(3) in relation to a book where the court is satisfied thatcopies of the book are about to be imported into Canada, or have been imported into Canada but have not yet been released;copies of the book were made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the book in the country where the copies were made, but were imported without the consent of the owner in Canada of the copyright in the book; andthe copies would infringe copyright if they were made in Canada by the importer and the importer knows or should have known this.Who may applyA court may make an order described in subsection 44.1(3) in relation to a book on application bythe owner of the copyright in the book in Canada;the exclusive licensee of the copyright in the book in Canada; orthe exclusive distributor of the book.LimitationSubsections (1) and (2) only apply where there is an exclusive distributor of the book and the acts described in those subsections take place in the part of Canada or in respect of the particular sector of the market for which the person is the exclusive distributor.Application of certain provisionsSubsections 44.1(3) to (10) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of an order made under subsection (1).
1994, c. 47, s. 66;
1997, c. 24, s. 28.
LimitationNo exclusive licensee of the copyright in a book in Canada, and no exclusive distributor of a book, may obtain an order under section 44.2 against another exclusive licensee of the copyright in that book in Canada or against another exclusive distributor of that book.
1997, c. 24, s. 28.
Importation of other subject-matterSection 44.1 applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of a sound recording, performer’s performance or communication signal, where a fixation or a reproduction of a fixation of itis about to be imported into Canada, or has been imported into Canada but has not yet been released;eitherwas made without the consent of the person who then owned the copyright in the sound recording, performer’s performance or communication signal, as the case may be, in the country where the fixation or reproduction was made, orwas made elsewhere than in a country to which Part II extends; andwould infringe the right of the owner of copyright in the sound recording, performer’s performance or communication signal if it was made in Canada by the importer and the importer knows or should have known this.
1997, c. 24, s. 28.
ExceptionsNotwithstanding anything in this Act, it is lawful for a personto import for their own use not more than two copies of a work or other subject-matter made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where it was made;to import for use by a department of the Government of Canada or a province copies of a work or other subject-matter made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where it was made;at any time before copies of a work or other subject-matter are made in Canada, to import any copies, except copies of a book, made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where the copies were made, that are required for the use of a library, archive, museum or educational institution;to import, for the use of a library, archive, museum or educational institution, not more than one copy of a book that is made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where the book was made; andto import copies, made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where they were made, of any used books, except textbooks of a scientific, technical or scholarly nature for use within an educational institution in a course of instruction.Satisfactory evidenceAn officer of customs may, in the officer’s discretion, require a person seeking to import a copy of a work or other subject-matter under this section to produce satisfactory evidence of the facts necessary to establish the person’s right to import the copy.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 45;
R.S., 1985, c. 41 (3rd Supp.), s. 117;
1993, c. 44, s. 67;
1994, c. 47, s. 67;
1997, c. 24, s. 28.
ADMINISTRATIONCopyright OfficeCopyright OfficeThe Copyright Office shall be attached to the Patent Office.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 29.
Powers of Commissioner and RegistrarThe Commissioner of Patents shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed on him by this Act under the direction of the Minister, and, in the absence of the Commissioner of Patents or if the Commissioner is unable to act, the Registrar of Copyrights or other officer temporarily appointed by the Minister may, as Acting Commissioner, exercise those powers and perform those duties under the direction of the Minister.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 30.
RegistrarThere shall be a Registrar of Copyrights.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 31.
Register of Copyrights, certificates and certified copiesThe Commissioner of Patents, the Registrar of Copyrights or an officer, clerk or employee of the Copyright Office may sign certificates and certified copies of the Register of Copyrights.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 49;
1992, c. 1, s. 47;
1993, c. 15, s. 4.
Other duties of RegistrarThe Registrar of Copyrights shall perform such other duties in connection with the administration of this Act as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner of Patents.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 33.
[Repealed, 1992, c. 1, s. 48]Control of business and officialsThe Commissioner of Patents shall, subject to the Minister, oversee and direct the officers, clerks and employees of the Copyright Office, have general control of the business thereof and perform such other duties as are assigned to him by the Governor in Council.
R.S., c. C-30, s. 35.
Register to be evidenceThe Register of Copyrights is evidence of the particulars entered in it, and a copy of an entry in the Register is evidence of the particulars of the entry if it is certified by the Commissioner of Patents, the Registrar of Copyrights or an officer, clerk or employee of the Copyright Office as a true copy.Owner of copyrightA certificate of registration of copyright is evidence that the copyright subsists and that the person registered is the owner of the copyright.AssigneeA certificate of registration of an assignment of copyright is evidence that the right recorded on the certificate has been assigned and that the assignee registered is the owner of that right.LicenseeA certificate of registration of a licence granting an interest in a copyright is evidence that the interest recorded on the certificate has been granted and that the licensee registered is the holder of that interest.AdmissibilityA certified copy or certificate appearing to have been issued under this section is admissible in all courts without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed it.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 53;
1992, c. 1, s. 49;
1993, c. 15, s. 5;
1997, c. 24, s. 30.
RegistrationRegister of CopyrightsThe Minister shall cause to be kept at the Copyright Office a register to be called the Register of Copyrights in which may be enteredthe names or titles of works and of other subject-matter in which copyright subsists;the names and addresses of authors, performers, makers of sound recordings, broadcasters, owners of copyright, assignees of copyright, and persons to whom an interest in copyright has been granted by licence; andsuch other particulars as may be prescribed by regulation.[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 31]Single entry sufficientIn the case of an encyclopaedia, newspaper, review, magazine or other periodical work, or work published in a series of books or parts, it is not necessary to make a separate entry for each number or part, but a single entry for the whole work is sufficient.IndicesThere shall also be kept at the Copyright Office such indices of the Register established under this section as may be prescribed by regulation.Inspection and extractsThe Register and indices established under this section shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection, and any person is entitled to make copies of or take extracts from the Register.Former registration effectiveAny registration made under the Copyright Act, chapter 70 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906, has the same force and effect as if made under this Act.Subsisting copyrightAny work in which copyright, operative in Canada, subsisted immediately before January 1, 1924 is registrable under this Act.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 54;
1992, c. 1, s. 50;
1997, c. 24, s. 31.
Copyright in worksApplication for the registration of a copyright in a work may be made by or on behalf of the author of the work, the owner of the copyright in the work, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence.Application for registrationAn application under subsection (1) must be filed with the Copyright Office, be accompanied by the fee prescribed by or determined under the regulations, and contain the following information:the name and address of the owner of the copyright in the work;a declaration that the applicant is the author of the work, the owner of the copyright in the work, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence;the category of the work;the title of the work;the name of the author and, if the author is dead, the date of the author’s death, if known;in the case of a published work, the date and place of the first publication; andany additional information prescribed by regulation.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 55;
1997, c. 24, s. 32.
Copyright in subject-matter other than worksApplication for the registration of a copyright in subject-matter other than a work may be made by or on behalf of the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence.Application for registrationAn application under subsection (1) must be filed with the Copyright Office, be accompanied by the fee prescribed by or determined under the regulations, and contain the following information:the name and address of the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter;a declaration that the applicant is the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence;whether the subject-matter is a performer’s performance, a sound recording or a communication signal;the title, if any, of the subject-matter;the date ofin the case of a performer’s performance, its first fixation in a sound recording or, if it is not fixed in a sound recording, its first performance,in the case of a sound recording, the first fixation, orin the case of a communication signal, its broadcast; andany additional information prescribed by regulation.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 56;
1993, c. 15, s. 6;
1997, c. 24, s. 32.
Recovery of damagesWhere a person purports to have the authority to apply for the registration of a copyright under section 55 or 56 on behalf of another person, any damage caused by a fraudulent or erroneous assumption of such authority is recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
1997, c. 24, s. 32.
Registration of assignment or licenceThe Registrar of Copyrights shall register an assignment of copyright, or a licence granting an interest in a copyright, on being furnished withthe original instrument or a certified copy of it, or other evidence satisfactory to the Registrar of the assignment or licence; andthe fee prescribed by or determined under the regulations.[Repealed, 1992, c. 1, s. 51]When assignment or licence is voidAny assignment of copyright, or any licence granting an interest in a copyright, shall be adjudged void against any subsequent assignee or licensee for valuable consideration without actual notice, unless the prior assignment or licence is registered in the manner prescribed by this Act before the registering of the instrument under which the subsequent assignee or licensee claims.Rectification of Register by the CourtThe Federal Court may, on application of the Registrar of Copyrights or of any interested person, order the rectification of the Register of Copyrights bythe making of any entry wrongly omitted to be made in the Register,the expunging of any entry wrongly made in or remaining on the Register, orthe correction of any error or defect in the Register,and any rectification of the Register under this subsection shall be retroactive from such date as the Court may order.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 57;
1992, c. 1, s. 51;
1993, c. 15, s. 7;
1997, c. 24, s. 33.
Execution of instrumentsAny assignment of copyright, or any licence granting an interest in a copyright, may be executed, subscribed or acknowledged at any place in a treaty country or a Rome Convention country by the assignor, licensor or mortgagor, before any notary public, commissioner or other official or the judge of any court, who is authorized by law to administer oaths or perform notarial acts in that place, and who also subscribes their signature and affixes thereto or impresses thereon their official seal or the seal of the court of which they are such judge.Execution of instrumentsAny assignment of copyright, or any licence granting an interest in a copyright, may be executed, subscribed or acknowledged by the assignor, licensor or mortgagor, in any other foreign country before any notary public, commissioner or other official or the judge of any court of the foreign country, who is authorized to administer oaths or perform notarial acts in that foreign country and whose authority shall be proved by the certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of Canada performing their functions in that foreign country.Seals to be evidenceThe official seal or seal of the court or the certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer is evidence of the execution of the instrument, and the instrument with the seal or certificate affixed or attached thereto is admissible as evidence in any action or proceeding brought under this Act without further proof.Other testimonyThe provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall be deemed to be permissive only, and the execution of any assignment of copyright, or any licence granting an interest in a copyright, may in any case be proved in accordance with the applicable rules of evidence.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 58;
1997, c. 24, s. 34.
FeesFees regulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsprescribing fees, or the manner of determining fees, to be paid for anything required or authorized to be done in the administration of this Act; andprescribing the time and manner in which the fees must be paid.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 59;
1993, c. 15, s. 8.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSSubstituted RightSubsistence of substituted rightWhere any person is immediately before January 1, 1924 entitled to any right in any work that is set out in column I of Schedule I, or to any interest in such a right, he is, as from that date, entitled to the substituted right set out in column II of that Schedule, or to the same interest in the substituted right, and to no other right or interest, and the substituted right shall subsist for the term for which it would have subsisted if this Act had been in force at the date when the work was made, and the work had been one entitled to copyright thereunder.Where author has assigned the rightWhere the author of any work in which any right that is set out in column I of Schedule I subsists on January 1, 1924 has, before that date, assigned the right or granted any interest therein for the whole term of the right, then at the date when, but for the passing of this Act, the right would have expired, the substituted right conferred by this section shall, in the absence of express agreement, pass to the author of the work, and any interest therein created before January 1, 1924 and then subsisting shall determine, but the person who immediately before the date at which the right would have expired was the owner of the right or interest is entitled at his option eitheron giving such notice as is hereinafter mentioned, to an assignment of the right or the grant of a similar interest therein for the remainder of the term of the right for such consideration as, failing agreement, may be determined by arbitration, orwithout any assignment or grant, to continue to reproduce or perform the work in like manner as theretofore subject to the payment, if demanded by the author within three years after the date at which the right would have expired, of such royalties to the author as, failing agreement, may be determined by arbitration, or, where the work is incorporated in a collective work and the owner of the right or interest is the proprietor of that collective work, without any payment,and the notice referred to in paragraph (a) must be given not more than one year or less than six months before the date at which the right would have expired, and must be sent by registered post to the author, or, if he cannot with reasonable diligence be found, advertised in the Canada Gazette.Definition of authorFor the purposes of this section, author includes the legal representatives of a deceased author.Works made before this Act in forceSubject to this Act, copyright shall not subsist in any work made before January 1, 1924 otherwise than under and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 60;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F);
1997, c. 24, s. 52(F).
Clerical ErrorsClerical errors do not invalidateClerical errors in any instrument of record in the Copyright Office do not invalidate the instrument, but they may be corrected under the authority of the Registrar of Copyrights.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 61;
1992, c. 1, s. 52;
1993, c. 15, s. 10.
RegulationsRegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsprescribing anything that by this Act is to be prescribed by regulation; andgenerally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.Rights savedThe Governor in Council may make orders for altering, revoking or varying any order in council made under this Act, but any order made under this section does not affect prejudicially any rights or interests acquired or accrued at the date when the order comes into operation, and shall provide for the protection of those rights and interests.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 62;
1997, c. 24, s. 37.
Industrial Designs and Topographies[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 38]InterpretationIn this section and section 64.1,articleobjetarticle means any thing that is made by hand, tool or machine;designdessindesign means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament and any combination of those features that, in a finished article, appeal to and are judged solely by the eye;useful articleobjet utilitaireuseful article means an article that has a utilitarian function and includes a model of any such article;utilitarian functionfonction utilitaireutilitarian function, in respect of an article, means a function other than merely serving as a substrate or carrier for artistic or literary matter.Non-infringement re certain designsWhere copyright subsists in a design applied to a useful article or in an artistic work from which the design is derived and, by or under the authority of any person who owns the copyright in Canada or who owns the copyright elsewhere,the article is reproduced in a quantity of more than fifty, orwhere the article is a plate, engraving or cast, the article is used for producing more than fifty useful articles,it shall not thereafter be an infringement of the copyright or the moral rights for anyoneto reproduce the design of the article or a design not differing substantially from the design of the article bymaking the article, ormaking a drawing or other reproduction in any material form of the article, orto do with an article, drawing or reproduction that is made as described in paragraph (c) anything that the owner of the copyright has the sole right to do with the design or artistic work in which the copyright subsists.ExceptionSubsection (2) does not apply in respect of the copyright or the moral rights in an artistic work in so far as the work is used as or fora graphic or photographic representation that is applied to the face of an article;a trade-mark or a representation thereof or a label;material that has a woven or knitted pattern or that is suitable for piece goods or surface coverings or for making wearing apparel;an architectural work that is a building or a model of a building;a representation of a real or fictitious being, event or place that is applied to an article as a feature of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament;articles that are sold as a set, unless more than fifty sets are made; orsuch other work or article as may be prescribed by regulation.IdemSubsections (2) and (3) apply only in respect of designs created after the coming into force of this subsection, and section 64 of this Act and the Industrial Design Act, as they read immediately before the coming into force of this subsection, as well as the rules made under them, continue to apply in respect of designs created before that coming into force.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 64;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 11;
1993, c. 44, s. 68;
1997, c. 24, s. 39.
Non-infringement re useful article featuresThe following acts do not constitute an infringement of the copyright or moral rights in a work:applying to a useful article features that are dictated solely by a utilitarian function of the article;by reference solely to a useful article, making a drawing or other reproduction in any material form of any features of the article that are dictated solely by a utilitarian function of the article;doing with a useful article having only features described in paragraph (a), or with a drawing or reproduction made as described in paragraph (b), anything that the owner of the copyright has the sole right to do with the work; andusing any method or principle of manufacture or construction.ExceptionNothing in subsection (1) affectsthe copyright, orthe moral rights, if any,in any sound recording, cinematograph film or other contrivance by means of which a work may be mechanically reproduced or performed.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 11;
1997, c. 24, s. 40.
Application of Act to topographiesThis Act does not apply, and shall be deemed never to have applied, to any topography or to any design, however expressed, that is intended to generate all or part of a topography.Computer programsFor greater certainty, the incorporation of a computer program into an integrated circuit product or the incorporation of a work into such a computer program may constitute an infringement of the copyright or moral rights in a work.DefinitionsIn this section, “topography” and “integrated circuit product” have the same meaning as in the Integrated Circuit Topography Act.
1990, c. 37, s. 33.
[Repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 69]COPYRIGHT BOARD AND COLLECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTCopyright BoardEstablishmentThere is hereby established a Board, to be known as the Copyright Board, consisting of not more than five members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, to be appointed by the Governor in Council.ServiceThe members of the Board shall be appointed to serve either full-time or part-time.ChairmanThe chairman must be a judge, either sitting or retired, of a superior, county or district court.TenureEach member of the Board shall hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding five years, but may be removed at any time by the Governor in Council for cause.Re-appointmentA member of the Board is eligible to be re-appointed once only.ProhibitionA member of the Board shall not be employed in the public service within the meaning of the Public Service Labour Relations Act during the member’s term of office.Members deemed public service employeesA full-time member of the Board, other than the chairman, shall be deemed to be employed inthe public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act; andthe federal public administration for the purposes of any regulations made pursuant to section 9 of the Aeronautics Act.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 66;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
2003, c. 22, s. 154(E), 224(E), 225(E).
Previous VersionDuties of chairmanThe chairman shall direct the work of the Board and apportion its work among the members of the Board.Absence or incapacity of chairmanIf the chairman is absent or incapacitated or if the office of chairman is vacant, the vice-chairman has all the powers and functions of the chairman during the absence, incapacity or vacancy.Duties of vice-chairmanThe vice-chairman is the chief executive officer of the Board and has supervision over and direction of the Board and its staff.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
Remuneration and expensesThe members of the Board shall be paid such remuneration as may be fixed by the Governor in Council and are entitled to be paid reasonable travel and living expenses incurred by them in the course of their duties under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of residence.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
Conflict of interest prohibitedA member of the Board shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any activity, have any interest in a business or accept or engage in any office or employment that is inconsistent with the member’s duties.Termination of conflict of interestWhere a member of the Board becomes aware that he is in a conflict of interest contrary to subsection (1), the member shall, within one hundred and twenty days, terminate the conflict or resign.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
StaffSuch officers and employees as are necessary for the proper conduct of the work of the Board shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act.IdemThe officers and employees referred to in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be employed in the public service for the purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act.Technical assistanceThe Board may engage on a temporary basis the services of persons having technical or specialized knowledge to advise and assist in the performance of its duties and the Board may, in accordance with Treasury Board directives, fix and pay the remuneration and expenses of those persons.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
2003, c. 22, s. 225(E).
Previous VersionConcluding matters after membership expiresA member of the Board whose term expires may conclude the matters that the member has begun to consider.DecisionsMatters before the Board shall be decided by a majority of the members of the Board and the presiding member shall have a second vote in the case of a tie.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
Interim decisionsThe Board may, on application, make an interim decision.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
Variation of decisionsA decision of the Board respecting royalties or their related terms and conditions that is made under subsection 68(3), sections 68.1 or 70.15 or or subsections 70.2(2), 70.6(1), 73(1) or 83(8) may, on application, be varied by the Board if, in its opinion, there has been a material change in circumstances since the decision was made.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
1988, c. 65, s. 64;
1997, c. 24, s. 42.
RegulationsThe Board may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations governingthe practice and procedure in respect of the Board’s hearings, including the number of members of the Board that constitutes a quorum;the time and manner in which applications and notices must be made or given;the establishment of forms for the making or giving of applications and notices; andthe carrying out of the work of the Board, the management of its internal affairs and the duties of its officers and employees.Publication of proposed regulationsA copy of each regulation that the Board proposes to make under subsection (1) shall be published in the Canada Gazette at least sixty days before the proposed effective date thereof and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to interested persons to make representations with respect thereto.ExceptionNo proposed regulation that has been published pursuant to subsection (2) need again be published under that subsection, whether or not it has been altered as a result of representations made with respect thereto.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
General powers, etc.The Board has, with respect to the attendance, swearing and examination of witnesses, the production and inspection of documents, the enforcement of its decisions and other matters necessary or proper for the due exercise of its jurisdiction, all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in a superior court of record.Enforcement of decisionsAny decision of the Board may, for the purposes of its enforcement, be made an order of the Federal Court or of any superior court and is enforceable in the same manner as an order thereof.ProcedureTo make a decision of the Board an order of a court, the usual practice and procedure of the court in such matters may be followed or a certified copy of the decision may be filed with the registrar of the court and thereupon the decision becomes an order of the court.Effect of variation of decisionWhere a decision of the Board that has been made an order of a court is varied by a subsequent decision of the Board, the order of the court shall be deemed to have been varied accordingly and the subsequent decision may, in the same manner, be made an order of the court.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
2002, c. 8, s. 131(F).
Previous VersionDistribution, publication of noticesIndependently of any other provision of this Act relating to the distribution or publication of information or documents by the Board, the Board may at any time cause to be distributed or published, in any manner and on any terms and conditions that it sees fit, any notice that it sees fit to be distributed or published.
1997, c. 24, s. 43.
StudiesThe Board shall conduct such studies with respect to the exercise of its powers as are requested by the Minister.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
ReportThe Board shall, not later than August 31 in each year, submit to the Governor in Council through the Minister an annual report on the Board’s activities for the preceding year describing briefly the applications made to the Board, the Board’s decisions and any other matter that the Board considers relevant.TablingThe Minister shall cause a copy of each annual report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives the report.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12.
RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations issuing policy directions to the Board and establishing general criteria to be applied by the Board or to which the Board must have regardin establishing fair and equitable royalties to be paid pursuant to this Act; andin rendering its decisions in any matter within its jurisdiction.
1997, c. 24, s. 44.
Collective Administration of Performing Rights and of Communication RightsPublic access to repertoiresEach collective society that carries onthe business of granting licences or collecting royalties for the performance in public of musical works, dramatico-musical works, performer’s performances of such works, or sound recordings embodying such works, orthe business of granting licences or collecting royalties for the communication to the public by telecommunication of musical works, dramatico-musical works, performer’s performances of such works, or sound recordings embodying such works, other than the communication of musical works or dramatico-musical works in a manner described in subsection 31(2),must answer within a reasonable time all reasonable requests from the public for information about its repertoire of works, performer’s performances or sound recordings, that are in current use.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 67;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
1993, c. 23, s. 3;
1997, c. 24, s. 45.
Filing of proposed tariffsEach collective society referred to in section 67 shall, on or before the March 31 immediately before the date when its last tariff approved pursuant to subsection 68(3) expires, file with the Board a proposed tariff, in both official languages, of all royalties to be collected by the collective society.Where no previous tariffA collective society referred to in subsection (1) in respect of which no tariff has been approved pursuant to subsection 68(3) shall file with the Board its proposed tariff, in both official languages, of all royalties to be collected by it, on or before the March 31 immediately before its proposed effective date.Effective period of tariffsA proposed tariff must provide that the royalties are to be effective for periods of one or more calendar years.Prohibition of enforcementWhere a proposed tariff is not filed with respect to the work, performer’s performance or sound recording in question, no action may be commenced, without the written consent of the Minister, forthe infringement of the rights, referred to in section 3, to perform a work in public or to communicate it to the public by telecommunication; orthe recovery of royalties referred to in section 19.Publication of proposed tariffsAs soon as practicable after the receipt of a proposed tariff filed pursuant to subsection (1), the Board shall publish it in the Canada Gazette and shall give notice that, within sixty days after the publication of the tariff, prospective users or their representatives may file written objections to the tariff with the Board.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12;
1997, c. 24, s. 45;
2001, c. 34, s. 35(E).
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 45]Board to consider proposed tariffs and objectionsThe Board shall, as soon as practicable, consider a proposed tariff and any objections thereto referred to in subsection 67.1(5) or raised by the Board, andsend to the collective society concerned a copy of the objections so as to permit it to reply; andsend to the persons who filed the objections a copy of any reply thereto.Criteria and factorsIn examining a proposed tariff for the performance in public or the communication to the public by telecommunication of performer’s performances of musical works, or of sound recordings embodying such performer’s performances, the Boardshall ensure thatthe tariff applies in respect of performer’s performances and sound recordings only in the situations referred to in subsections 20(1) and (2),the tariff does not, because of linguistic and content requirements of Canada’s broadcasting policy set out in section 3 of the Broadcasting Act, place some users that are subject to that Act at a greater financial disadvantage than others, andthe payment of royalties by users pursuant to section 19 will be made in a single payment; andmay take into account any factor that it considers appropriate.CertificationThe Board shall certify the tariffs as approved, with such alterations to the royalties and to the terms and conditions related thereto as the Board considers necessary, having regard toany objections to the tariffs under subsection 67.1(5); andthe matters referred to in subsection (2).Publication of approved tariffsThe Board shallpublish the approved tariffs in the Canada Gazette as soon as practicable; andsend a copy of each approved tariff, together with the reasons for the Board’s decision, to each collective society that filed a proposed tariff and to any person who filed an objection.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 68;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 13;
1993, c. 23, s. 5;
1997, c. 24, s. 45.
Special and transitional royalty ratesNotwithstanding the tariffs approved by the Board under subsection 68(3) for the performance in public or the communication to the public by telecommunication of performer’s performances of musical works, or of sound recordings embodying such performer’s performances,wireless transmission systems, except community systems and public transmission systems, shall pay royalties as follows:in respect of each year, $100 on the first 1.25 million dollars of annual advertising revenues, andon any portion of annual advertising revenues exceeding 1.25 million dollars,for the first year following the coming into force of this section, thirty-three and one third per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year,for the second year following the coming into force of this section, sixty-six and two thirds per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year, andfor the third year following the coming into force of this section, one hundred per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year;community systems shall pay royalties of $100 in respect of each year; andpublic transmission systems shall pay royalties, in respect of each of the first three years following the coming into force of this section, as follows:for the first year following the coming into force of this section, thirty-three and one third per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year,for the second year following the coming into force of this section, sixty-six and two thirds per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year, andfor the third year following the coming into force of this section, one hundred per cent of the royalties set out in the approved tariff for that year.Effect of paying royaltiesThe payment of the royalties set out in subsection (1) fully discharges all liabilities of the system in question in respect of the approved tariffs.Definition of advertising revenuesThe Board may, by regulation, define advertising revenues for the purposes of subsection (1).Preferential royalty ratesThe Board shall, in certifying a tariff as approved under subsection 68(3), ensure that there is a preferential royalty rate for small cable transmission systems.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations defining “small cable transmission system”, “community system”, “public transmission system” and “wireless transmission system” for the purposes of this section.
1997, c. 24, s. 45.
Effect of fixing royaltiesWithout prejudice to any other remedies available to it, a collective society may, for the period specified in its approved tariff, collect the royalties specified in the tariff and, in default of their payment, recover them in a court of competent jurisdiction.Proceedings barred if royalties tendered or paidNo proceedings may be brought forthe infringement of the right to perform in public or the right to communicate to the public by telecommunication, referred to in section 3, orthe recovery of royalties referred to in section 19against a person who has paid or offered to pay the royalties specified in an approved tariff.Continuation of rightsWhere a collective society files a proposed tariff in accordance with subsection 67.1(1),any person entitled to perform in public or communicate to the public by telecommunication those works, performer’s performances or sound recordings pursuant to the previous tariff may do so, even though the royalties set out therein have ceased to be in effect, andthe collective society may collect the royalties in accordance with the previous tariff,until the proposed tariff is approved.
1997, c. 24, s. 45.
Public Performances in Places Other Than Theatres[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 14]Radio performances in places other than theatresIn respect of public performances by means of any radio receiving set in any place other than a theatre that is ordinarily and regularly used for entertainments to which an admission charge is made, no royalties shall be collectable from the owner or user of the radio receiving set, but the Board shall, in so far as possible, provide for the collection in advance from radio broadcasting stations of royalties appropriate to the conditions produced by the provisions of this subsection and shall fix the amount of the same.Expenses to be taken into accountIn fixing royalties pursuant to subsection (2), the Board shall take into account all expenses of collection and other outlays, if any, saved or savable by, for or on behalf of the owner of the copyright or performing right concerned or his agents, in consequence of subsection (2).[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 14]
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 69;
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 14;
1993, c. 44, s. 73;
1997, c. 24, s. 52(F).
[Repealed, R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 15]Collective Administration in Relation to Rights under Sections 3, 15, 18 and 21Collective SocietiesCollective societiesSections 70.11 to 70.6 apply in respect of a collective society that operatesa licensing scheme, applicable in relation to a repertoire of works of more than one author, pursuant to which the society sets out the classes of uses for which and the royalties and terms and conditions on which it agrees to authorize the doing of an act mentioned in section 3 in respect of those works;a licensing scheme, applicable in relation to a repertoire of performer’s performances of more than one performer, pursuant to which the society sets out the classes of uses for which and the royalties and terms and conditions on which it agrees to authorize the doing of an act mentioned in section 15 in respect of those performer’s performances;a licensing scheme, applicable in relation to a repertoire of sound recordings of more than one maker, pursuant to which the society sets out the classes of uses for which and the royalties and terms and conditions on which it agrees to authorize the doing of an act mentioned in section 18 in respect of those sound recordings; ora licensing scheme, applicable in relation to a repertoire of communication signals of more than one broadcaster, pursuant to which the society sets out the classes of uses for which and the royalties and terms and conditions on which it agrees to authorize the doing of an act mentioned in section 21 in respect of those communication signals.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16;
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Public informationA collective society referred to in section 70.1 must answer within a reasonable time all reasonable requests from the public for information about its repertoire of works, performer’s performances, sound recordings or communication signals.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Tariff or agreementA collective society may, for the purpose of setting out by licence the royalties and terms and conditions relating to classes of uses,file a proposed tariff with the Board; orenter into agreements with users.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
TariffsFiling of proposed tariffsEach collective society referred to in section 70.1 may, on or before the March 31 immediately before the date when its last tariff approved pursuant to subsection 70.15(1) expires, file with the Board a proposed tariff, in both official languages, of royalties to be collected by the collective society for issuing licences.Where no previous tariffA collective society referred to in subsection (1) in respect of which no tariff has been approved pursuant to subsection 70.15(1) shall file with the Board its proposed tariff, in both official languages, of all royalties to be collected by it for issuing licences, on or before the March 31 immediately before its proposed effective date.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Application of certain provisionsWhere a proposed tariff is filed under section 70.13, subsections 67.1(3) and (5) and subsection 68(1) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
CertificationThe Board shall certify the tariffs as approved, with such alterations to the royalties and to the terms and conditions related thereto as the Board considers necessary, having regard to any objections to the tariffs.Application of certain provisionsWhere a tariff is approved under subsection (1), subsections 68(4) and 68.2(1) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Distribution, publication of noticesIndependently of any other provision of this Act relating to the distribution or publication of information or documents by the Board, the Board shall notify persons affected by a proposed tariff, bydistributing or publishing a notice, ordirecting another person or body to distribute or publish a notice,in such manner and on such terms and conditions as the Board sees fit.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Prohibition of enforcementSubject to section 70.19, no proceedings may be brought for the infringement of a right referred to in section 3, 15, 18 or 21 against a person who has paid or offered to pay the royalties specified in an approved tariff.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Continuation of rightsSubject to section 70.19, where a collective society files a proposed tariff in accordance with section 70.13,any person authorized by the collective society to do an act referred to in section 3, 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be, pursuant to the previous tariff may do so, even though the royalties set out therein have ceased to be in effect, andthe collective society may collect the royalties in accordance with the previous tariff,until the proposed tariff is approved.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Where agreement existsIf there is an agreement mentioned in paragraph 70.12(b), sections 70.17 and 70.18 do not apply in respect of the matters covered by the agreement.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
AgreementAn approved tariff does not apply where there is an agreement between a collective society and a person authorized to do an act mentioned in section 3, 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be, if the agreement is in effect during the period covered by the approved tariff.
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
Fixing of Royalties in Individual CasesApplication to fix amount of royalty, etc.Where a collective society and any person not otherwise authorized to do an act mentioned in section 3, 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be, in respect of the works, sound recordings or communication signals included in the collective society’s repertoire are unable to agree on the royalties to be paid for the right to do the act or on their related terms and conditions, either of them or a representative of either may, after giving notice to the other, apply to the Board to fix the royalties and their related terms and conditions.Fixing royalties, etc.The Board may fix the royalties and their related terms and conditions in respect of a licence during such period of not less than one year as the Board may specify and, as soon as practicable after rendering its decision, the Board shall send a copy thereof, together with the reasons therefor, to the collective society and the person concerned or that person’s representative.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16;
1997, c. 24, s. 46.
AgreementThe Board shall not proceed with an application under section 70.2 where a notice is filed with the Board that an agreement touching the matters in issue has been reached.IdemAn agreement referred to in subsection (1) is effective during the year following the expiration of the previous agreement, if any, or of the last period specified under subsection 70.2(2).
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16.
Effect of Board decisionWhere any royalties are fixed for a period pursuant to subsection 70.2(2), the person concerned may, during the period, subject to the related terms and conditions fixed by the Board and to the terms and conditions set out in the scheme and on paying or offering to pay the royalties, do the act with respect to which the royalties and their related terms and conditions are fixed and the collective society may, without prejudice to any other remedies available to it, collect the royalties or, in default of their payment, recover them in a court of competent jurisdiction.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16;
1997, c. 24, s. 47.
Examination of AgreementsDefinition of CommissionerFor the purposes of this section and section 70.6, Commissioner means the Commissioner of Competition appointed under the Competition Act.Filing agreement with the BoardWhere a collective society concludes an agreement to grant a licence authorizing a person to do an act mentioned in section 3, 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be, the collective society or the person may file a copy of the agreement with the Board within fifteen days after it is concluded.IdemSection 45 of the Competition Act does not apply in respect of any royalties or related terms and conditions arising under an agreement filed in accordance with subsection (2).Access by CommissionerThe Commissioner may have access to the copy of an agreement filed in accordance with subsection (2).Request for examinationWhere the Commissioner considers that an agreement filed in accordance with subsection (2) is contrary to the public interest, the Commissioner may, after advising the parties concerned, request the Board to examine the agreement.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16;
1997, c. 24, s. 48;
1999, c. 2, ss. 45, 46.
Examination and fixing of royaltyThe Board shall, as soon as practicable, consider a request by the Commissioner to examine an agreement and the Board may, after giving the Commissioner and the parties concerned an opportunity to present their arguments, alter the royalties and any related terms and conditions arising under the agreement, in which case section 70.4 applies with such modifications as the circumstances require.IdemAs soon as practicable after rendering its decision, the Board shall send a copy thereof, together with the reasons therefor, to the parties concerned and to the Commissioner.
R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16;
1997, c. 24, s. 49(F);
1999, c. 2, s. 46.
[Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50]Royalties in Particular CasesFiling of proposed tariffsEach collective society that carries on the business of collecting royalties referred to in subsection 29.6(2), 29.7(2) or (3) or paragraph 31(2)(d) shall file with the Board a proposed tariff, but no other person may file any such tariff.Times for filingA proposed tariff must bein both official languages; andfiled on or before the March 31 immediately before the date that the approved tariff ceases to be effective.Where no previous tariffA collective society in respect of which no proposed tariff has been certified pursuant to paragraph 73(1)(d) shall file its proposed tariff on or before the March 31 immediately before its proposed effective date.Effective period of tariffsA proposed tariff must provide that the royalties are to be effective for periods of one or more calendar years.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 71;
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Publication of proposed tariffsAs soon as practicable after the receipt of a proposed tariff filed pursuant to section 71, the Board shall publish it in the Canada Gazette and shall give notice that, within sixty days after the publication of the tariff, educational institutions or prospective retransmitters within the meaning of subsection 31(1), or their representatives, may file written objections to the tariff with the Board.Board to consider proposed tariffs and objectionsThe Board shall, as soon as practicable, consider a proposed tariff and any objections thereto referred to in subsection (1) or raised by the Board, andsend to the collective society concerned a copy of the objections so as to permit it to reply; andsend to the persons who filed the objections a copy of any reply thereto.
1997, c. 24, s. 50;
1999, c. 31, s. 61;
2002, c. 26, s. 3.
Previous VersionCertificationOn the conclusion of its consideration of proposed tariffs, the Board shallestablisha manner of determining the royalties to be paid by educational institutions and by retransmitters within the meaning of subsection 31(1), andsuch terms and conditions related to those royalties as the Board considers appropriate;determine the portion of the royalties referred to in paragraph (a) that is to be paid to each collective society;vary the tariffs accordingly; andcertify the tariffs as the approved tariffs, whereupon the tariffs become for the purposes of this Act the approved tariffs.No discriminationFor greater certainty, the Board, in establishing a manner of determining royalties under paragraph (1)(a) or in apportioning them under paragraph (1)(b), may not discriminate between owners of copyright on the ground of their nationality or residence.Publication of approved tariffsThe Board shall publish the approved tariffs in the Canada Gazette as soon as practicable and send a copy of each approved tariff, together with the reasons for the Board’s decision, to each collective society that filed a proposed tariff and to any person who filed an objection.
1997, c. 24, s. 50;
1999, c. 31, s. 62;
2002, c. 26, s. 4.
Previous VersionSpecial caseThe Board shall, in establishing a manner of determining royalties under paragraph 73(1)(a), ensure that there is a preferential rate for small retransmission systems.RegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulations defining “small retransmission systems” for the purpose of subsection (1).
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Effect of fixing royaltiesWithout prejudice to any other remedies available to it, a collective society may, for the period specified in its approved tariff, collect the royalties specified in the tariff and, in default of their payment, recover them in a court of competent jurisdiction.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Claims by non-membersAn owner of copyright who does not authorize a collective society to collect, for that person’s benefit, royalties referred to in paragraph 31(2)(d) is, if the work is communicated to the public by telecommunication during a period when an approved tariff that is applicable to that kind of work is effective, entitled to be paid those royalties by the collective society that is designated by the Board, of its own motion or on application, subject to the same conditions as those to which a person who has so authorized that collective society is subject.Royalties that may be recoveredAn owner of copyright who does not authorize a collective society to collect, for that person’s benefit, royalties referred to in subsection 29.6(2) or 29.7(2) or (3) is, if such royalties are payable during a period when an approved tariff that is applicable to that kind of work or other subject-matter is effective, entitled to be paid those royalties by the collective society that is designated by the Board, of its own motion or on application, subject to the same conditions as those to which a person who has so authorized that collective society is subject.Exclusion of remediesThe entitlement referred to in subsections (1) and (2) is the only remedy of the owner of the copyright for the payment of royalties for the communication, making of the copy or sound recording or performance in public, as the case may be.RegulationsThe Board may, for the purposes of this section,require a collective society to file with the Board information relating to payments of royalties collected by it to the persons who have authorized it to collect those royalties; andby regulation, establish periods of not less than twelve months within which the entitlements referred to in subsections (1) and (2) must be exercised, in the case of royalties referred to inparagraph 29.6(2)(a), beginning on the expiration of the year during which no royalties are payable under that paragraph,paragraph 29.6(2)(b), beginning on the performance in public,subsection 29.7(2), beginning on the making of the copy,subsection 29.7(3), beginning on the performance in public, orparagraph 31(2)(d), beginning on the communication to the public by telecommunication.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Owners Who Cannot be LocatedCircumstances in which licence may be issued by BoardWhere, on application to the Board by a person who wishes to obtain a licence to usea published work,a fixation of a performer’s performance,a published sound recording, ora fixation of a communication signalin which copyright subsists, the Board is satisfied that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to locate the owner of the copyright and that the owner cannot be located, the Board may issue to the applicant a licence to do an act mentioned in section 3, 15, 18 or 21, as the case may be.Conditions of licenceA licence issued under subsection (1) is non-exclusive and is subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may establish.Payment to ownerThe owner of a copyright may, not later than five years after the expiration of a licence issued pursuant to subsection (1) in respect of the copyright, collect the royalties fixed in the licence or, in default of their payment, commence an action to recover them in a court of competent jurisdiction.RegulationsThe Copyright Board may make regulations governing the issuance of licences under subsection (1).
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Compensation for Acts Done Before Recognition of Copyright or Moral RightsBoard may determine compensationSubject to subsection (2), for the purposes of subsections 32.4(2), 32.5(2) and 33(2), the Board may, on application by any of the parties referred to in one of those provisions, determine the amount of the compensation referred to in that provision that the Board considers reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances, including any judgment of a court in an action between the parties for the enforcement of a right mentioned in subsection 32.4(3) or 32.5(3).LimitationThe Board shall notproceed with an application under subsection (1) where a notice is filed with the Board that an agreement regarding the matters in issue has been reached; orwhere a court action between the parties for enforcement of a right referred to in subsection 32.4(3) or 32.5(3), as the case may be, has been commenced, continue with an application under subsection (1) until the court action is finally concluded.Interim ordersWhere the Board proceeds with an application under subsection (1), it may, for the purpose of avoiding serious prejudice to any party, make an interim order requiring a party to refrain from doing any act described in the order until the determination of compensation is made under subsection (1).
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
PRIVATE COPYINGInterpretationDefinitionsIn this Part,audio recording mediumsupport audioaudio recording medium means a recording medium, regardless of its material form, onto which a sound recording may be reproduced and that is of a kind ordinarily used by individual consumers for that purpose, excluding any prescribed kind of recording medium;blank audio recording mediumsupport audio viergeblank audio recording medium meansan audio recording medium onto which no sounds have ever been fixed, andany other prescribed audio recording medium;collecting bodyorganisme de perceptioncollecting body means the collective society, or other society, association or corporation, that is designated as the collecting body under subsection 83(8);eligible authorauteur admissibleeligible author means an author of a musical work, whether created before or after the coming into force of this Part, that is embodied in a sound recording, whether made before or after the coming into force of this Part, if copyright subsists in Canada in that musical work;eligible makerproducteur admissibleeligible maker means a maker of a sound recording that embodies a musical work, whether the first fixation of the sound recording occurred before or after the coming into force of this Part, ifboth the following two conditions are met:the maker, at the date of that first fixation, if a corporation, had its headquarters in Canada or, if a natural person, was a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, andcopyright subsists in Canada in the sound recording, orthe maker, at the date of that first fixation, if a corporation, had its headquarters in a country referred to in a statement published under section 85 or, if a natural person, was a citizen, subject or permanent resident of such a country;eligible performerartiste-interprète admissibleeligible performer means the performer of a performer’s performance of a musical work, whether it took place before or after the coming into force of this Part, if the performer’s performance is embodied in a sound recording andboth the following two conditions are met:the performer was, at the date of the first fixation of the sound recording, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, andcopyright subsists in Canada in the performer’s performance, orthe performer was, at the date of the first fixation of the sound recording, a citizen, subject or permanent resident of a country referred to in a statement published under section 85;prescribedVersion anglaise seulementprescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Part.
1997, c. 24, s. 50;
2001, c. 27, s. 240.
Copying for Private UseWhere no infringement of copyrightSubject to subsection (2), the act of reproducing all or any substantial part ofa musical work embodied in a sound recording,a performer’s performance of a musical work embodied in a sound recording, ora sound recording in which a musical work, or a performer’s performance of a musical work, is embodiedonto an audio recording medium for the private use of the person who makes the copy does not constitute an infringement of the copyright in the musical work, the performer’s performance or the sound recording.LimitationSubsection (1) does not apply if the act described in that subsection is done for the purpose of doing any of the following in relation to any of the things referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c):selling or renting out, or by way of trade exposing or offering for sale or rental;distributing, whether or not for the purpose of trade;communicating to the public by telecommunication; orperforming, or causing to be performed, in public.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Right of RemunerationRight of remunerationSubject to and in accordance with this Part, eligible authors, eligible performers and eligible makers have a right to receive remuneration from manufacturers and importers of blank audio recording media in respect of the reproduction for private use ofa musical work embodied in a sound recording;a performer’s performance of a musical work embodied in a sound recording; ora sound recording in which a musical work, or a performer’s performance of a musical work, is embodied.Assignment of rightsSubsections 13(4) to (7) apply, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of the rights conferred by subsection (1) on eligible authors, performers and makers.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Levy on Blank Audio Recording MediaLiability to pay levyEvery person who, for the purpose of trade, manufactures a blank audio recording medium in Canada or imports a blank audio recording medium into Canadais liable, subject to subsection (2) and section 86, to pay a levy to the collecting body on selling or otherwise disposing of those blank audio recording media in Canada; andshall, in accordance with subsection 83(8), keep statements of account of the activities referred to in paragraph (a), as well as of exports of those blank audio recording media, and shall furnish those statements to the collecting body.No levy for exportsNo levy is payable where it is a term of the sale or other disposition of the blank audio recording medium that the medium is to be exported from Canada, and it is exported from Canada.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Filing of proposed tariffsSubject to subsection (14), each collective society may file with the Board a proposed tariff for the benefit of those eligible authors, eligible performers and eligible makers who, by assignment, grant of licence, appointment of the society as their agent or otherwise, authorize it to act on their behalf for that purpose, but no person other than a collective society may file any such tariff.Collecting bodyWithout limiting the generality of what may be included in a proposed tariff, the tariff may include a suggestion as to whom the Board should designate under paragraph (8)(d) as the collecting body.Times for filingProposed tariffs must be in both official languages and must be filed on or before the March 31 immediately before the date when the approved tariffs cease to be effective.Where no previous tariffA collective society in respect of which no proposed tariff has been certified pursuant to paragraph (8)(c) shall file its proposed tariff on or before the March 31 immediately before its proposed effective date.Effective period of leviesA proposed tariff must provide that the levies are to be effective for periods of one or more calendar years.Publication of proposed tariffsAs soon as practicable after the receipt of a proposed tariff filed pursuant to subsection (1), the Board shall publish it in the Canada Gazette and shall give notice that, within sixty days after the publication of the tariff, any person may file written objections to the tariff with the Board.Board to consider proposed tariffs and objectionsThe Board shall, as soon as practicable, consider a proposed tariff and any objections thereto referred to in subsection (6) or raised by the Board, andsend to the collective society concerned a copy of the objections so as to permit it to reply; andsend to the persons who filed the objections a copy of any reply thereto.Duties of BoardOn the conclusion of its consideration of the proposed tariff, the Board shallestablish, in accordance with subsection (9),the manner of determining the levies, andsuch terms and conditions related to those levies as the Board considers appropriate, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the form, content and frequency of the statements of account mentioned in subsection 82(1), measures for the protection of confidential information contained in those statements, and the times at which the levies are payable,vary the tariff accordingly,certify the tariff as the approved tariff, whereupon that tariff becomes for the purposes of this Part the approved tariff, anddesignate as the collecting body the collective society or other society, association or corporation that, in the Board’s opinion, will best fulfil the objects of sections 82, 84 and 86,but the Board is not obligated to exercise its power under paragraph (d) if it has previously done so, and a designation under that paragraph remains in effect until the Board makes another designation, which it may do at any time whatsoever, on application.Factors Board to considerIn exercising its power under paragraph (8)(a), the Board shall satisfy itself that the levies are fair and equitable, having regard to any prescribed criteria.Publication of approved tariffsThe Board shall publish the approved tariffs in the Canada Gazette as soon as practicable and shall send a copy of each approved tariff, together with the reasons for the Board’s decision, to the collecting body, to each collective society that filed a proposed tariff, and to any person who filed an objection.Authors, etc., not represented by collective societyAn eligible author, eligible performer or eligible maker who does not authorize a collective society to file a proposed tariff under subsection (1) is entitled, in relation toa musical work,a performer’s performance of a musical work, ora sound recording in which a musical work, or a performer’s performance of a musical work, is embodied,as the case may be, to be paid by the collective society that is designated by the Board, of the Board’s own motion or on application, the remuneration referred to in section 81 if such remuneration is payable during a period when an approved tariff that is applicable to that kind of work, performer’s performance or sound recording is effective, subject to the same conditions as those to which a person who has so authorized that collective society is subject.Exclusion of other remediesThe entitlement referred to in subsection (11) is the only remedy of the eligible author, eligible performer or eligible maker referred to in that subsection in respect of the reproducing of sound recordings for private use.Powers of BoardThe Board may, for the purposes of subsections (11) and (12),require a collective society to file with the Board information relating to payments of moneys received by the society pursuant to section 84 to the persons who have authorized it to file a tariff under subsection (1); andby regulation, establish the periods, which shall not be less than twelve months, beginning when the applicable approved tariff ceases to be effective, within which the entitlement referred to in subsection (11) must be exercised.Single proposed tariffWhere all the collective societies that intend to file a proposed tariff authorize a particular person or body to file a single proposed tariff on their behalf, that person or body may do so, and in that case this section applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, in respect of that proposed tariff.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Distribution of Levies PaidDistribution by collecting bodyAs soon as practicable after receiving the levies paid to it, the collecting body shall distribute the levies to the collective societies representing eligible authors, eligible performers and eligible makers, in the proportions fixed by the Board.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
ReciprocityWhere the Minister is of the opinion that another country grants or has undertaken to grant to performers and makers of sound recordings that are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada, as the case may be, whether by treaty, convention, agreement or law, benefits substantially equivalent to those conferred by this Part, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette,grant the benefits conferred by this Part to performers or makers of sound recordings that are citizens, subjects or permanent residents of or, if corporations, have their headquarters in that country; anddeclare that that country shall, as regards those benefits, be treated as if it were a country to which this Part extends.ReciprocityWhere the Minister is of the opinion that another country neither grants nor has undertaken to grant to performers or makers of sound recordings that are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada, as the case may be, whether by treaty, convention, agreement or law, benefits substantially equivalent to those conferred by this Part, the Minister may, by a statement published in the Canada Gazette,grant the benefits conferred by this Part to performers or makers of sound recordings that are citizens, subjects or permanent residents of or, if corporations, have their headquarters in that country, as the case may be, to the extent that that country grants those benefits to performers or makers of sound recordings that are Canadian citizens or permanent residents within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or, if corporations, have their headquarters in Canada; anddeclare that that country shall, as regards those benefits, be treated as if it were a country to which this Part extends.Application of ActAny provision of this Act that the Minister specifies in a statement referred to in subsection (1) or (2)applies in respect of performers or makers of sound recordings covered by that statement, as if they were citizens of or, if corporations, had their headquarters in Canada; andapplies in respect of a country covered by that statement, as if that country were Canada.Application of ActSubject to any exceptions that the Minister may specify in a statement referred to in subsection (1) or (2), the other provisions of this Act also apply in the way described in subsection (3).
1997, c. 24, s. 50;
2001, c. 27, s. 241.
Exemption from LevyWhere no levy payableNo levy is payable under this Part where the manufacturer or importer of a blank audio recording medium sells or otherwise disposes of it to a society, association or corporation that represents persons with a perceptual disability.RefundsWhere a society, association or corporation referred to in subsection (1)purchases a blank audio recording medium in Canada from a person other than the manufacturer or importer, andprovides the collecting body with proof of that purchase, on or before June 30 in the calendar year following the calendar year in which the purchase was made,the collecting body is liable to pay forthwith to the society, association or corporation an amount equal to the amount of the levy paid in respect of the blank audio recording medium purchased.If registration system existsIf regulations made under paragraph 87(a) provide for the registration of societies, associations or corporations that represent persons with a perceptual disability, subsections (1) and (2) shall be read as referring to societies, associations or corporations that are so registered.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
RegulationsRegulationsThe Governor in Council may make regulationsrespecting the exemptions and refunds provided for in section 86, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,regulations respecting procedures governing those exemptions and refunds,regulations respecting applications for those exemptions and refunds, andregulations for the registration of societies, associations or corporations that represent persons with a perceptual disability;prescribing anything that by this Part is to be prescribed; andgenerally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Civil RemediesRight of recoveryWithout prejudice to any other remedies available to it, the collecting body may, for the period specified in an approved tariff, collect the levies due to it under the tariff and, in default of their payment, recover them in a court of competent jurisdiction.Failure to pay royaltiesThe court may order a person who fails to pay any levy due under this Part to pay an amount not exceeding five times the amount of the levy to the collecting body. The collecting body must distribute the payment in the manner set out in section 84.Order directing complianceWhere any obligation imposed by this Part is not complied with, the collecting body may, in addition to any other remedy available, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an order directing compliance with that obligation.Factors to considerBefore making an order under subsection (2), the court must take into accountwhether the person who failed to pay the levy acted in good faith or bad faith;the conduct of the parties before and during the proceedings; andthe need to deter persons from failing to pay levies.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
GENERAL PROVISIONSNo copyright, etc., except by statuteNo person is entitled to copyright otherwise than under and in accordance with this Act or any other Act of Parliament, but nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating any right or jurisdiction in respect of a breach of trust or confidence.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
InterpretationNo provision of this Act relating tocopyright in performer’s performances, sound recordings or communication signals, orthe right of performers or makers to remunerationshall be construed as prejudicing any rights conferred by Part I or, in and of itself, as prejudicing the amount of royalties that the Board may fix in respect of those rights.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Adherence to Berne and Rome ConventionsThe Governor in Council shall take such measures as are necessary to secure the adherence of Canada tothe Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works concluded at Berne on September 9, 1886, as revised by the Paris Act of 1971; andthe International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, done at Rome on October 26, 1961.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
Review of ActWithin five years after the coming into force of this section, the Minister shall cause to be laid before both Houses of Parliament a report on the provisions and operation of this Act, including any recommendations for amendments to this Act.Reference to parliamentary committeeThe report stands referred to the committee of the House of Commons, or of both Houses of Parliament, that is designated or established for that purpose, which shallas soon as possible thereafter, review the report and undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act; andreport to the House of Commons, or to both Houses of Parliament, within one year after the laying of the report of the Minister or any further time that the House of Commons, or both Houses of Parliament, may authorize.
1997, c. 24, s. 50.
(Section 60)EXISTING RIGHTS
Column IColumn IIExisting RightSubstituted RightWorks other than Dramatic and Musical WorksCopyrightCopyright as defined by this Act1.Musical and Dramatic WorksBoth copyright and performing rightCopyright as defined by this Act.Copyright, but not performing rightCopyright as defined by this Act, except the sole right to perform the work or any substantial part thereof in public.Performing right, but not copyrightThe sole right to perform the work in public, but none of the other rights comprised in copyright as defined by this Act.
In the case of an essay, article or portion forming part of and first published in a review, magazine or other periodical or work of a like nature, the right shall be subject to any right of publishing the essay, article or portion in a separate form to which the author is entitled on January 1, 1924 or would if this Act had not been passed have become entitled under section 18 of An Act to amend the Law of Copyright, being chapter 45 of the Statutes of the United Kingdom, 1842.For the purposes of this Schedule the following expressions, where used in column I thereof, have the following meanings:Copyright in the case of a work that according to the law in force immediately before January 1, 1924 has not been published before that date and statutory copyright wherein depends on publication, includes the right at common law, if any, to restrain publication or other dealing with the work;Performing right, in the case of a work that has not been performed in public before January 1, 1924, includes the right at common law, if any, to restrain the performance thereof in public.
R.S., c. C-30, Sch. I;
1976-77, c. 28, s. 10.
[Repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 74][Repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 51]RELATED PROVISIONS
— R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27Application re moral rightsThe rights referred to in section 14.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 4, subsist in respect of a work even if the work was created before the coming into force of section 4.RestrictionA remedy referred to in subsection 34(1.1) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 8, may only be obtained where the infringement of the moral rights of the author occurs after the coming into force of section 8.IdemNotwithstanding subsection (1) and the repeal by section 3 of subsection 14(4) of the Copyright Act, the rights referred to in section 14.1 of that Act, as enacted by section 4, are not enforceable againsta person who, on the coming into force of this section, is the owner of the copyright in, or holds a licence in relation to, a work, ora person authorized by a person described in paragraph (a) to do an act mentioned in section 3 of that Act,in respect of any thing done during the period for which the person described in paragraph (a) is the owner or for which the licence is in force, and the rights referred to in subsection 14(4) of that Act continue to be enforceable against a person described in paragraph (a) or (b) during that period as if subsection 14(4) of that Act were not repealed.
— R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27Application re computer programsSubsection 1(2), the definition “computer program” in subsection 1(3) and section 5 apply in respect of a computer program that was made prior to the day on which those provisions come into force but where, by virtue only of subsections 1(2) and (3) and this section, copyright subsists in a computer program that was made prior to May 27, 1987, nothing done in respect of the computer program before May 27, 1987 shall be construed to constitute an infringement of the copyright.
— R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27Making of records, perforated rolls, etc.It shall be deemed not to be an infringement of copyright in any musical, literary or dramatic work for any person to make within Canada during the six months following the coming into force of section 7 records, perforated rolls or other contrivances by means of which sounds may be reproduced and by means of which the work may be mechanically performed, if the person provesthat before the coming into force of section 7, the person made such contrivances in respect of that work in accordance with section 29 or 30 of the Copyright Act and any regulation made under section 33 of that Act, as they read immediately before the coming into force of section 7; andthat the making would, had it occurred before the coming into force of section 7, have been deemed not to have been an infringement of copyright by section 29 or 30 of the Copyright Act, as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 7.
— R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27Infringements before coming into forceSubsection 64(1) and section 64.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 11, apply in respect of any alleged infringement of copyright occurring prior to, on or after the day on which section 11 comes into force.
— R.S., 1985, c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27Continuation in officeNotwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the members of the Copyright Appeal Board appointed pursuant to section 68 of the Copyright Act, as it read immediately before the coming into force of section 13, continue in office and may continue to perform their duties and exercise their powers to the extent necessary to consider and deal with any matter before it pursuant to section 69 of that Act before the coming into force of section 14.
— 1988, c. 65, s. 149First certified statements of royaltiesFor greater certainty, the royalties in the first statements certified under paragraph 70.63(1)(d) of the Copyright Act become effective on January 1, 1990 regardless of when the statements are so certified.
— 1993, c. 23, ss. 6, 7Transitional: Statements of royaltiesNotwithstanding section 67 of the Copyright Act, a statement filed with the Copyright Board pursuant to subsection 67(2) or (3) of that Act on or before September 1, 1992may provide, ormay be amended with leave of the Board, if application therefor is made to the Board within twenty-eight days after the coming into force of this Act, to provide for the payment of royalties, for the period beginning on the coming into force of this Act and ending at the end of 1993, in respect of the communication of dramatico-musical or musical works to the public by telecommunication, and a statement so filed or amended is effective for that period to the extent that the Board certifies it as approved pursuant to subsection 67.2(1) of the Copyright Act.No duplication of royaltiesWhere a statement referred to in subsection (1) is certified as approved, the Board shall not certify as approved any other statement filed by the same applicant, to the extent that it provides for royalties in respect of the same act and for the same period as set out in the statement previously certified as approved.
— 1993, c. 23, ss. 6, 7Where this Act does not applyThis Act does not apply in respect of statements filed with the Board pursuant to subsection 67(2) or (3) of the Copyright Act on or before September 1, 1991 that relate to any year before 1993.
— 1993, c. 44, ss. 60(2), (3)Application of amendments to s. 10Subject to subsection 75(2) of this Act, section 10 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection (1) of this section, applies to all photographs, whether made before or after the coming into force of this section.
— 1993, c. 44, ss. 60(2), (3)Application of amendments to s. 11Except as provided by section 75 of this Act,section 11 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection (1) of this section, applies only in respect of contrivances made after the coming into force of this section; andsection 11 of the Copyright Act, as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section, continues to apply in respect of contrivances made before the coming into force of this section.
— 1993, c. 44, ss. 75 to 77Application of certain amendmentsSubject to subsection (2), amendments to the Copyright Act made by this Act relating to the term of copyright apply in respect of all works, whether made before or after the coming into force of this section.IdemWhere the term of the copyright in a work expires before the coming into force of this section, nothing in this Act shall be construed as extending or reviving that term.
— 1993, c. 44, ss. 75 to 77CinematographsExcept as provided by subsection (2) of this section, the Copyright Act, as amended by this Act, applies in respect of all cinematographs, whether made before or after the coming into force of this section, subject to subsection 75(2) of this Act.IdemSection 10 of the Copyright Act, as that section read immediately before the coming into force of this section and in so far as it governs who is the author of a photograph, continues to apply in respect of all cinematographs made before the coming into force of this section that were, before the coming into force of this section, protected as photographs.
— 1993, c. 44, ss. 75 to 77Application of section 5Nothing in section 5 of the Copyright Act, as amended by this Act, confers copyright on works made before the coming into force of this section that did not qualify for copyright under section 5 of the Copyright Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section.
— 1997, c. 24, s. 18(2)Section 30 of the Act, as enacted by subsection (1) of this section, does not apply in respect of collections referred to in section 30 that are published before the coming into force of section 30. Such collections continue to be governed by paragraph 27(2)(d) of the Act as it read before the coming into force of section 15 of this Act.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 20(3), (4)Section 38.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection (1) of this section, only appliesto proceedings commenced after the date of the coming into force of that subsection; andwhere the infringement to which those proceedings relate occurred after that date.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 20(3), (4)Section 39.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection (1) of this section, applies in respect ofproceedings commenced but not concluded before the coming into force of subsection (1) of this section; andproceedings commenced after the coming into force of subsection (1) of this section.
— 1997, c. 24, s. 22(2)Subsection (1) applies in respect ofproceedings commenced but not concluded before this section comes into force; andproceedings commenced after this section comes into force.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1The levies in the first tariffs certified under paragraph 83(8)(c) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 50 of this Act, become effective at the beginning of the first calendar year following the coming into force of that paragraph, regardless of when the tariffs are so certified, and are effective for a period of two calendar years.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1Notwithstanding subsection 67.1(2) and section 70.13 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by sections 45 and 46 of this Act, the date for the filing of the first proposed tariffs under those sections shall be on or before September 1 of the year of the coming into force of this section.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1For greater certainty, all notices published under subsection 5(2) of the Copyright Act before the coming into force of this section are deemed to have been validly made and to have had force and effect in accordance with their terms.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1Section 6 of the Copyright Act applies to a photograph in which copyright subsists on the date of the coming into force of this section, if the author isa natural person who is the author of the photograph referred to in subsection 10(2) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 7 of this Act; orthe natural person referred to in subsection 10(1.1) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 7 of this Act.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1Part II of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 14 of this Act, shall be construed as a replacement for subsections 5(3) to (6) and section 11 of the Copyright Act as those provisions read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 5(3) and section 8, respectively, of this Act.The rights conferred by Part II of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 14 of this Act, shall not be construed as diminishing the rights conferred by subsections 5(3) to (6) and section 11 of the Copyright Act as those provisions read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 5(3) and section 8, respectively, of this Act, in relation to records, perforated rolls and other contrivances by means of which sounds may be mechanically reproduced that were made before the coming into force of subsection 5(3) and section 8, respectively, of this Act.Where an assignment of copyright or a grant of any interest thereinwas made before the coming into force of Part II of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 14 of this Act, andwas made by the maker of a sound recording who was a natural person,subsections 14(1) and (2) of the Copyright Act continue to apply in respect of that assignment or grant, with such modifications as the circumstances require, as if the sound recording was the work referred to in those subsections and the maker of the sound recording was its author.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1Nothing in this Act shall be construed as diminishing the right conferred by section 14.01 of the Copyright Act as that section read immediately before the coming into force of section 12 of this Act.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1For greater certainty, the amendments to the Copyright Act that eliminate references to “British subject” and “Her Majesty’s Realms and Territories” do not affect any copyright or moral rights that subsisted in Canada immediately before the coming into force of those amendments.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1Nothing in this Act shall be construed as reviving a copyright that expired before the coming into force of this section.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 53 to 58.1No agreement concluded before April 25, 1996 that assigns a right or grants an interest by licence in a right that would be a copyright or a right to remuneration under this Act shall be construed as assigning or granting any rights conferred for the first time by this Act, unless the agreement specifically provides for the assignment or grant.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 62, 63Coming into forceThe following provisions come into force or are deemed to have come into force on June 30, 1996:the definitions “exclusive distributor”, “educational institution” and “library, archive or museum” in section 2 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection 1(5) of this Act;section 2.6 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 2 of this Act;section 27.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 15 of this Act; andsection 45 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 28 of this Act.Notwithstanding subsection (1), the definition “exclusive distributor” referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be read as follows during the period beginning on June 30, 1996 and ending on the day that is sixty days after the day on which this Act is assented to:exclusive distributordistributeur exclusifexclusive distributor means, in relation to a book, a person who has, before or after the coming into force of this definition, been appointed in writing, by the owner or exclusive licensee of the copyright in the book in Canada, asthe only distributor of the book in Canada or any part of Canada, orthe only distributor of the book in Canada or any part of Canada in respect of a particular sector of the market.Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(d), paragraph 45(1)(e) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 28 of this Act, shall be read as follows for the period beginning on June 30, 1996 and ending on the day that is sixty days after the day on which this Act is assented to:to import copies, made with the consent of the owner of the copyright in the country where they were made, of any used books.
— 1997, c. 24, ss. 62, 63No exclusive distributor, within the meaning assigned to that expression by subsection 62(2) of this Act, copyright owner or exclusive licensee is entitled to a remedy referred to in the Copyright Act in relation to an infringement referred to in subsection 27.1(1) or (2) of that Act, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, during the period beginning on June 30, 1996 and ending on the day on which this Act is assented to, unlessbefore the infringement occurred, notice in writing has been given to the person referred to in subsection 27.1(1) or (2) of that Act, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, as the case may be, thatthere is an exclusive distributor of the book in Canada, andsection 27.1 of that Act came into force or was deemed to have come into force on June 30, 1996; and in the case of an infringement referred to in section 27.1 of that Act, as enacted by section 15 of this Act, the remedy is only in relation to a book that was imported during that period and forms part of the inventory of the person referred to in section 27.1 of that Act on the day on which this Act is assented to.No exclusive distributor, copyright owner or exclusive licensee is entitled to a remedy referred to in subsection (1) against an educational institution, library, archive or museum.For greater certainty, the expiration of the period referred to in subsection 62(2) of this Act does not affect the right of an exclusive distributor to continue, after the expiration of that period, legal proceedings validly commenced during that period.
— 2004, c. 11, s. 21(4)ApplicationSubsection (1) applies in respect of unpublished works deposited in an archive on or before September 1, 1999 or at any time after that date.