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ARTICLE · 11 DECEMBER 2012

Canada’s New Copyright Act - What You Need To Know

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Bottom Line: Bill C-11 ("Copyright Modernization Act") finally received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012, although there is not as yet an in-force date.

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Bottom Line: Bill C-11 ("Copyright Modernization Act") finally received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012, although there is not as yet an in-force date. With the new amendments to the Copyright Act, copyright owners will have added protection in some ways and diminished protection in others. For example, there is new latitude for others to use your logos in parody and satire and for your copyrighted material to be included in user-generated content (non-commercial). There are also new prohibitions on enabling infringement as well as new requirements for Internet service providers to address alleged infringement. We outline some of the details below.

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