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Keatley. Bill C-209 aims to amend the Act to clarify that no copyright subsists in any work that is, or has been, prepared or published by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government department, without prejudicing any rights or privileges of the Crown. Mr. Masse, the Bill s sponsor, stated during the first reading that the government has a closed door when it comes to government publications, research and a number of published periodicals. This costs taxpayers a significant amount of money. It is against open government and is based upon a law that Canada enacted in 1921, ....
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Canada has taken new steps to expand the general term of copyright protection to 70 years following the death of the author, from 50. Such change would bring Canada s protections into alignment with numerous other jurisdictions, including major trading partners such as the United States, European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), and Mexico. The change was kickstarted by Canada s entering into the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). This agreement, which entered into force on July 1, 2020, required Canada to extend its general term of copyright protection from 50 years after the end of the year of the ....