Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)

Marginal note:Reproduction of broadcast

• 29.7 (1) Subject 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 to

  • (a) make a single copy of a work or other subject-matter at the time that it is communicated to the public by telecommunication; and

  • (b) keep the copy for up to thirty days to decide whether to perform the copy for educational or training purposes.

• Marginal note:Royalties for reproduction

  (2) An 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.

• Marginal note:Royalties for performance

  (3) It 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.