CCT206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Copyright Law Of Canada, Related Rights, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
14 Apr 2019
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Needed to get a sign up from the british which was not easy to get. 10 years negotiations with the british and to implement the act: similar to british copyright act of 1911. Scope of canadian copyright: categories of copyrightable works, literary, dramatic, musical: singing in the rain, artistic: sculptures, paintings, other (neighboring rights): refers to things that are dependent upon a copyrighted work. If you"re a music producer, you have a copy right in your mix, even if you"re reporting another artist. Not just public knowledge, public domain means that copyright itself has expired. First sale doctrine: (publisher has right over something until you buy it: the industry has moved into a streaming standard rather than selling physical copies. No longer buying physical goods, just streaming services: authorization the publisher and author control the rights, **definition of copyright:** not just the right to make copies, it is that and a whole lot more.
