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- Absolutely not. CC has responded to claims to the contrary. CC licenses are copyright licenses, and depend on the existence of copyright to work.
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Do I need to mark my work with the copyright symbol? No, Canadian copyright law does not require marking a work with the copyright symbol (©) for the work to be protected. Nonetheless, there are benefits to including a copyright notice on your work.
- Ideas are protected by Canadian copyright law. Ideas, facts, history and news aren't protected by Canadian copyright law. It's the expression of ideas, facts, et cetera that's protected by copyright.
- Canada’s copyright duration of life-plus-fifty was inconsistent with the international norm. The international norm for the duration of copyright protection is still life of the author plus 50 years.
- The Canadian Copyright Act has been rewritten twice in the past century. The current Canadian Copyright Act was enacted in 1924 and has never been fully replaced by an entirely new Act.
- Creators in Canada must register their works with the Canadian Copyright Office. Copyright is automatic upon the creation of a work in a fixed form.
Generally, your original work is automatically protected by copyright when you create it. However, when you register your copyright, you get a certificate of registration that you can use in court as evidence that you own the protected work.
All Creative Commons licenses require attribution. The specific types of Creative Commons licenses are: License Text and Icons by Creative Commons Organization and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Jun 27, 2013 · Certification of Countries Granting Equal Copyright Protection Notice. This notice certifies which countries grant or have agreed to grant copyright protection to Canadian citizens on the same or similar terms as granted to their own citizens or as conferred by the Copyright Act. Published: August 15, 1978
Copyright symbol. Marking your work with the copyright symbol is not mandatory under Canadian copyright law, but it is a useful reminder that your work is protected by copyright. The mark consists of the © symbol, followed by the name of the copyright owner and the year of first publication.
To use a copyrighted work or any other subject matter of copyright, or a substantial part thereof, you generally need to obtain permission from the copyright owner. The Copyright Act provides certain exceptions for the use of protected material without the prior authorization of the copyright owner.
