BUS 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Copyright Modernization Act, Anton Piller Order, Reverse Engineering
17 Dec 2015
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Copyright modernization act: protects books, photos, music, and other artistic works: protects the expression of the idea, not the idea. Fair dealing clause cch canadian ltd. v law society of upper. Canada: more liberal copying of material for educational purposes. Copyright lasts for 50 years after the death of the author: reduced to just 50 years if corporation is involved, author unknown, or involves movies, photographs, performances or sound recordings. Gives creators the exclusive right to profit from and control the creation. If author is working as an employee during time of creation, work will belongs to the employer unless otherwise stated in employment contract. Copyright protection is automatic in canada: formal registration provides protection in other nations. Form of monopoly giving inventor the exclusive right to produce and profit from their invention for 20 years. Patent act: source of federal patent rights in canada. Idea is protected by a patent, not the expression of the idea (different from copyright)
