Copyright Act

Marginal note:Interpretation

• 31 (1) In this section,

  retransmitter

  retransmetteur

  retransmitter does not include a person who uses Hertzian waves to retransmit a signal but does not perform a function comparable to that of a cable retransmission system; (retransmetteur)

  signal

  signal

  signal means a signal that carries a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work and is transmitted for free reception by the public by a terrestrial radio or terrestrial television station. (signal)

• Marginal note:Retransmission of local signals

  (2) It is not an infringement of copyright to communicate to the public by telecommunication any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work if

  • (a) the communication is a retransmission of a local or distant signal;

  • (b) the retransmission is lawful under the Broadcasting Act;

  • (c) the signal is retransmitted simultaneously and in its entirety, except as otherwise required or permitted by or under the laws of Canada; and

  • (d) in the case of the retransmission of a distant signal, the retransmitter has paid any royalties, and complied with any terms and conditions, fixed under this Act.

• Marginal note:Regulations

  (3) The Governor in Council may make regulations defining “local signal” and “distant signal” for the purposes of this section.