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Term of copyright protection in Canada : present and proposed / Barry Torno.: RG44-1/4E-PDF

"The paper is divided into three principal sections. The first examines the provisions of the present Copyright Act which pertain to duration of copyright protection. Two classes of works are discussed -- anonymous and pseudonymous works -- for which it appears that the Act fails to contain any provisions. The second section addresses Canada's obligations with respect to the establishment of terms of copyright protection which arise by virtue of Canadian membership in the two principle multilateral copyright treaties: the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and the Universal Copyright Convention. The final section offers recommendations on the most appropriate terms of copyright protection for the various categories of works discussed. …"--Executive summary.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Bureau of Corporate Affairs. Research and International Affairs Branch, issuing body.
TitleTerm of copyright protection in Canada : present and proposed / Barry Torno.
Series title
  • Copyright revision studies
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Durée de la protection en matière de droit d'auteur au Canada : situation actuelle et propositions de réforme.
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada].
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [41]-42).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Research & International Affairs Branch, Bureau of Corporate Affairs, Consumer & Corporate Affairs Canada, [1980]
  • ©1980
Author / Contributor
  • Torno, Barry, author.
Description1 online ressource (42 pages).
Catalogue number
  • RG44-1/4E-PDF
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