Canada CopyrightImportant terms By Jasmine Fouillard

Access Copyright

Access Copyright

is a website that allows educators to get access to and use published material legally as long as they follow terms and conditions of the tariff. It ensures creators are compensated

(http://www.accesscopyright.ca/media/29055/2012_k12_tariff_faq.)

Copyright

Copyright

is where something physical, not an idea, can have an owner. This owner has the right to control how the item is copied, changed or sold.

(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

is where you are the creator or inventor or something which can be something physical or not (like song lyrics). This is different from real property where you own something but did not make it. Only intellectual property gives you rights to make a copy of something.

(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/intellectual-property-key-concepts,http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/copyright-law-canada-introduction-canadian-copyright-act)

Royalty

Royalty

is where there is a payment to the owner for using their property. If it is patented or copyrights and someone else wants to use it or make money off of it then the owner is entitled to be compensated with payment or money.

(http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/royalty.asp)

Trade-Mark

Trade- Mark

is something like a phrase, picture or logo that is used to help people recognize or buy something. Trademarks must be registered and are established through use. Violation or a break in trademarks occur if you use a known icon brand and profit or degrade it.

(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

Public Domain

Public Domain

intellectual property, where something was created, that has no copyright or owner. This means that the item can be copied changed or sold without permission from anyone. Anything made before copyright law or anything that has no owner after a certain time becomes public domain or owned by all.

(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

Moral Rights

Moral Rights

is where an author has the right to continue being related to their work by name, nickname or even to stay anonymous even if the work is sold. This means the author can stop the work from being changed or distorted to protect the authors honor or reputation or to stop a work from being associated with something bad.

(http://users.trytel.com/~pbkerr/copyright.html?iframe=true&width=80%25&height=80%25)

Performing Rights

Performing Rights

means that showing or watching a video in a public space which includes schools must have performance rights. These can be bought with the film or the school can buy a license. Written permission from the copyright owner must be had and stored on file

(http://www.criterionpic.com/cpl/lcl_faqonpp.html)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism

is when you take words ideas or pictures that you know belongs to someone else and saying they are yours. This happens if you don’t say that these things belongs to someone else.

(http://www.2learn.ca/ydp/copyplag.aspx)

Fair Dealing

Fair Dealing

means that people can use copyright material without permission for the person who owns the copyright.

This is only if it falls under one of the six exemptions: private use, research for school or even song clips, review, news reporting, making a parody or for education.

If it falls under these exemptions then six factors must be noted. One is it has a purpose, two is what was done with the work during and after use, three is the amount of the material used as passed around, four is if there are any alternatives or how important was it to use this particular piece, five if the material was published or not, and six, if the value of the material will be harmed.

(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/fair-dealing-media-education)

Patent

Patent

is like a guarantee from the government that only the owner can make, use or sell their product or invention in Canada. It protects your intellectual property. Patents only work in one country though and only last for 20 years with maintenance fees.

(http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/insurancelegalissues/g/patent.htm)

Blanket License

Blanket License

Is where you pay a fee every year to allow music to be played or performed without limit as long as it is on the license.

(http://www.artistsfirstmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2909&Itemid=6#blanketlicense)

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