Copyright Act of Canada
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Copyright Act of Canada is Canada's federal statute governing copyright law in Canada. The Act protects two types of rights, an artist's copy rights and moral rights. The protections given satisfy all the requirements for protection under the Berne Convention.
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[edit] History
The Act was first enacted in 1921 and much of the text was taken from the British Copyright Act of 1911.
[edit] Bill C-60
In June 2005, the government introduced Bill C-60 to amend the Copyright Act. Among the major changes proposed to the Act include:
- The removal of the photographer exception allowing them to gain de facto authorship to anything they photograph.
- Extends moral rights to performers of other people's works.
- Allows for infringement of copyright by circumventing rights management schemes when it is for the purpose of violating another right.
The bill was never passed into law as Parliament was dissolved after a motion of non-confidence was passed in November 2005.
