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Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) (consolidated version, status as at March 31, 2015), Canada
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2015
Dates
Adopted:
January 1, 1985
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Industrial Designs,
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Notes
This consolidated version of the Copyright Act, which is valid from January 2, 2015 to June 22, 2015, takes into account amendments up to the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (S.C. 2014, c. 32) (also called 'An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts' (Chapter 32)).
The amendments made by the Combating Counterfeit Products Act to the Copyright Act came into force on January 2, 2015.
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Loi sur le droit d’auteur (L.R., 1985, c. C-42) (version consolidée, état au 31 mars 2015)
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Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42) (consolidated version, status as at March 31, 2015)
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