Copyright

Generalities

• What is the organization that protects the copyrights in Canada?
• What is a copyright?
• What works can be the subject of a copyright?
• What can constitute an infringement of the copyright?
• Who is the owner of the copyright?
• What are the moral rights?
• What is a copyright assignment?
• What is a copyright licence?
• What are the royalties under the Copyright Act?

Application for copyright and protection

• What are the works that can be protected by a copyright in Canada?
• What are the works that cannot be protected by a copyright in Canada?
• How a work is protected, in Canada and abroad?
• What is the term of the protection granted under the copyright?
• Is it necessary to register his copyrights?
• Why the authorship of the work is important for protecting the copyright?
• What are the works concerned by an application for registration?
• Who is responsible for protecting the copyright?