BLAW 3100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Copyright Infringement, Genetically Modified Crops, Anton Piller Order
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Identify and distinguish intellectual property from other forms of personal property. Subcategory of intangible personal property referring to ideas, information, and creative. Encourage the free flow of new ideas. Review the history of copyright legislation in canada, including the latest enactment. Copyright: the monopoly to copy or reproduce a created work. The right extends to the written form not to the ideas expressed. Only the actual work itself is protected, not the ideas or thought behind it. Creator of the intellectual property has exclusive right to profit or control their creation for a period of time. Bern convention: international agreement dealing with copyright protection. Existence of copyright is automatic in canada. An author/creator need not register to acquire copyright. Registration worthwhile as it establishes when the copyright was created and names. Ownership: the creator or employer own the work unless there is an agreement otherwise.
