1. Canada Copyright
Important terms By Jasmine Fouillard

2. Access Copyright

3. Access Copyright
 is a website that allows educators to get
access to and use published material
legally as long as they follow terms and
conditions of the tariff. It ensures creators
are compensated
(http://www.accesscopyright.ca/media/29055/2012_k12_tari
ff_faq.)

4. Copyright

5. Copyright
 is where something physical, not an
idea, can have an owner. This owner has
the right to control how the item is
copied, changed or sold.
(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-
property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

6. Intellectual Property

7. Intellectual Property
 is where you are the creator or inventor or
something which can be something physical
or not (like song lyrics). This is different from
real property where you own something but
did not make it. Only intellectual property
gives you rights to make a copy of
something.
(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-
property/intellectual-property-key-concepts,
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/copyright-
law-canada-introduction-canadian-copyright-act)

8. Royalty

9. Royalty
 is where there is a payment to the owner
for using their property. If it is patented
or copyrights and someone else wants to
use it or make money off of it then the
owner is entitled to be compensated with
payment or money.
(http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/royalty.asp)

10. Trade-Mark

11. Trade- Mark
 is something like a phrase, picture or logo
that is used to help people recognize or
buy something. Trademarks must be
registered and are established through
use. Violation or a break in trademarks
occur if you use a known icon brand and
profit or degrade it.
(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-
property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

12. Public Domain

13. Public Domain
 intellectual property, where something was
created, that has no copyright or owner. This
means that the item can be copied changed
or sold without permission from anyone.
Anything made before copyright law or
anything that has no owner after a certain
time becomes public domain or owned by all.
(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-
property/intellectual-property-key-concepts)

14. Moral Rights

15. Moral Rights
 is where an author has the right to continue
being related to their work by
name, nickname or even to stay anonymous
even if the work is sold. This means the
author can stop the work from being changed
or distorted to protect the authors honor or
reputation or to stop a work from being
associated with something bad.
(http://users.trytel.com/~pbkerr/copyright.html?if
rame=true&width=80%25&height=80%25)

16. Performing Rights

17. Performing Rights
 means that showing or watching a video
in a public space which includes schools
must have performance rights. These can
be bought with the film or the school can
buy a license. Written permission from the
copyright owner must be had and stored
on file
(http://www.criterionpic.com/cpl/lcl_faqonpp.html)

18. Plagiarism

19. Plagiarism
 is when you take words ideas or pictures
that you know belongs to someone else
and saying they are yours. This happens if
you don’t say that these things belongs to
someone else.
(http://www.2learn.ca/ydp/copyplag.aspx)

20. Fair Dealing

21. Fair Dealing
 means that people can use copyright material without
permission for the person who owns the copyright.
 This is only if it falls under one of the six exemptions:
private use, research for school or even song
clips, review, news reporting, making a parody or for
education.
 If it falls under these exemptions then six factors
must be noted. One is it has a purpose, two is what
was done with the work during and after use, three is
the amount of the material used as passed
around, four is if there are any alternatives or how
important was it to use this particular piece, five if
the material was published or not, and six, if the
value of the material will be harmed.
(http://mediasmarts.ca/intellectual-property/fair-dealing-media-education)

22. Patent

23. Patent
 is like a guarantee from the government
that only the owner can make, use or sell
their product or invention in Canada. It
protects your intellectual property. Patents
only work in one country though and only
last for 20 years with maintenance fees.
(http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/insurancelegali
ssues/g/patent.htm)

24. Blanket License

25. Blanket License
 Is where you pay a fee every year to
allow music to be played or performed
without limit as long as it is on the
license.
(http://www.artistsfirstmusic.com/index.php?optio
n=com_content&view=article&id=2909&Itemid=6
#blanketlicense)

26. Hope You Learned
Something New!
Thanks for reading 