Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)

Act current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2012-11-07. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Copyright in works

  • 55. (1) Application for the registration of a copyright in a work may be made by or on behalf of the author of the work, the owner of the copyright in the work, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence.

  • Marginal note:Application for registration

    (2) An application under subsection (1) must be filed with the Copyright Office, be accompanied by the fee prescribed by or determined under the regulations, and contain the following information:

    • (a) the name and address of the owner of the copyright in the work;

    • (b) a declaration that the applicant is the author of the work, the owner of the copyright in the work, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence;

    • (c) the category of the work;

    • (d) the title of the work;

    • (e) the name of the author and, if the author is dead, the date of the author’s death, if known;

    • (f) in the case of a published work, the date and place of the first publication; and

    • (g) any additional information prescribed by regulation.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 55;
  • 1997, c. 24, s. 32.
Marginal note:Copyright in subject-matter other than works

  • 56. (1) Application for the registration of a copyright in subject-matter other than a work may be made by or on behalf of the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence.

  • Marginal note:Application for registration

    (2) An application under subsection (1) must be filed with the Copyright Office, be accompanied by the fee prescribed by or determined under the regulations, and contain the following information:

    • (a) the name and address of the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter;

    • (b) a declaration that the applicant is the owner of the copyright in the subject-matter, an assignee of the copyright, or a person to whom an interest in the copyright has been granted by licence;

    • (c) whether the subject-matter is a performer’s performance, a sound recording or a communication signal;

    • (d) the title, if any, of the subject-matter;

    • (e) the date of

      • (i) in the case of a performer’s performance, its first fixation in a sound recording or, if it is not fixed in a sound recording, its first performance,

      • (ii) in the case of a sound recording, the first fixation, or

      • (iii) in the case of a communication signal, its broadcast; and

    • (f) any additional information prescribed by regulation.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 56;
  • 1993, c. 15, s. 6;
  • 1997, c. 24, s. 32.