On March 13, 2020 Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, received Royal Assent. This Bill includes amendments to the Copyright Act, which will bring into force changes related to the length of copyright term for pseudonymous and anonymous works, cinematographic works and sound recordings as well as increased penalties for the infringement of rights management information. Information provided on copyright.ubc.ca will be updated to reflect these changes once the amendments to the Copyright Act take effect. Read more about Bill C-4 at https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-1/bill/C-4/first-reading.
UPDATES
- March 29, 2023
Copyright Term Extension FAQIn addition to information on the public domain available on the Copyright at UBC website, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries has published a FAQ on term extension that is available on their website. [Read More]
- March 5, 2023
Copyright Term Extension Comes into Force on December 30th, 2022As of December 30, 2022, the length of the copyright term for every literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic work in Canada was extended from 50 to 70 years past the year of death of the author. [Read More]
- February 2, 2023
Fair Dealing Week 2023This year, to celebrate Fair Dealing Week, the British Columbia Copyright Specialist Consortium and the Alberta Copyright Consortium will be co-hosting two online events during the week of February 27th. [Read More]
