Copyright Resources

Copyright in Canada

Copyright Act of Canada
Copyright Board of Canada - A quasi-judicial federal tribunal responsible for establishing the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works in specific sectors.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office - Responsible for administering patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs, and integrated circuit topographies in Canada and is a special operating agency of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada are the two federal departments responsible for formulating and implementing copyright policy in Canada.

Copyright Around the World

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works - An international treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization that addresses the protection of works and the rights of their creators. Canada is a signatory to the Convention.
Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) - This site contains national legislative intellectual property texts, texts of treaties administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, and bibliographic data about each legislative text and treaty.
Fair Use and Copyright - Information about fair use in the United States..
International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO) - An independent organization that fosters collaboration among reproduction rights organizations (RROs) around the world intent on collectively managing the reproduction rights of creators and publishers.
International Federation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC)- A federation of 225 authors' societies from 110 countries which strives to, among other things, advance the cause of collective management of the right of creators to be compensated for the use of their works.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - Copyright treaties ratified by the United Nations.

Other Copyright Collectives

Audio Cine Films Inc. - Issues public performance licences on behalf of such companies as Disney, Warner Bros., etc.
The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Limited (CMRRA) - A Canadian collective that administers reproduction of musical works, often called mechanical or synchronization licences.
Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) - Handles the tariff for blank audio cassettes and compact discs.
Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) - Handles requests to purchase church liturgy.
Copyright Clearance Centre (CCC) - The reproduction rights organization for the United States.
Music Publishers' Association of the United States (MPA) - Contains an open access directory of all American music publishers.
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SOCAN) - Licenses the public performance of copyright protected music.
Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (COPIBEC) - Canadian reproduction collective for the province of Quebec.
Visual Education Centre - Issues film rights.

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