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| notes = This page helps users determine whether a given work is in the public domain in Canada where this site is hosted. For a visualization see [http://www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pdregistryca-pd_flowchart.pdf Canadian public domain flowchart] | | notes = This page helps users determine whether a given work is in the public domain in Canada where this site is hosted. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html A Guide to Copyrights]. For a visualization see an archived (no longer current) version of the [http://replay.web.archive.org/20080911023939/http://www.creativecommons.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/pdregistryca-pd_flowchart.pdf Canadian public domain flowchart]. | ||
If a work is in the [[en.ws:Help:Public domain|public domain in the USA]], please post it on Wikisource per its copyright policy. | If a work is in the [[en.ws:Help:Public domain|public domain in the USA]], please post it on Wikisource per its copyright policy. | ||
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! Section of the Copyright Act of Canada | ! Section of the Copyright Act of Canada | ||
! Work type | ! Work type | ||
! Copyright term | ! [[Wikilivres:Copyrights|Copyright]] term (until year end) | ||
! Public domain | ! Public domain | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 6 | | 6 | ||
| General work | | General work | ||
| Life + 50 years | | Life + 50 years | ||
| Work whose author died through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | | Work whose author died through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 6.1 | | 6.1 | ||
| Anonymous and pseudonymous work | | Anonymous and pseudonymous work | ||
| 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | | 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | ||
| Work published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} or created through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-76}} | | Work published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} or created through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-76}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 6.2 | | 6.2 | ||
| Joint anonymous and pseudonymous work whose authors' identity are all unknown | | Joint anonymous and pseudonymous work whose authors' identity are all unknown | ||
| 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | | 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | ||
| | | Work published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} or created through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-76}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 7(1), 7(2) | | 7(1), 7(2) | ||
| Posthumous work, published before the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997[http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02395.html#posthumous] | | Posthumous work, published before the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997[http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02395.html#posthumous] | ||
| 50 years from publication | | 50 years from publication | ||
| Works published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | | Works published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 7(3) | | 7(3) | ||
| Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died within 50 years immediately before the coming into force of Section 7 | | Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died within 50 years immediately before the coming into force of Section 7 | ||
| 50 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not | | 50 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2047) | ||
| Nothing through | | Nothing through 2047 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 7(4) | | 7(4) | ||
| Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died more than 50 years before the coming into force of Section 7 | | Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died more than 50 years before the coming into force of Section 7 | ||
| 5 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not | | 5 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2002) | ||
| All works since | | All works since 2003 | ||
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| 8 | |||
| Repealed | |||
| Repealed | |||
| Repealed | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 9 | | 9(1) | ||
| Joint work | | Joint work | ||
| Life + 50 years until year end based on the last death | | Life + 50 years until year end based on the last death | ||
| Work whose last surviving author died through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | | Work whose last surviving author died through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}} | ||
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| 9(2) | |||
| Non-Canadian work | |||
| colspan=2| The [[en.wp:rule of the shorter term|rule of the shorter term]] applies except member states of the North American Free Trade Agreement, i.e. the USA and Mexico | |||
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| 12 | |||
| Governmental work | |||
| 50 years from publication with perpetual copyright if never published | |||
| Work published through {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-51}}, no unpublished work | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Copyright]] | ||
[[Category:English]] | [[Category:English]] | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 21 April 2011
| Public domain |
| This page helps users determine whether a given work is in the public domain in Canada where this site is hosted. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has A Guide to Copyrights. For a visualization see an archived (no longer current) version of the Canadian public domain flowchart. If a work is in the public domain in the USA, please post it on Wikisource per its copyright policy. |
| Section of the Copyright Act of Canada | Work type | Copyright term (until year end) | Public domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | General work | Life + 50 years | Work whose author died through 1975 |
| 6.1 | Anonymous and pseudonymous work | 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | Work published through 1975 or created through 1950 |
| 6.2 | Joint anonymous and pseudonymous work whose authors' identity are all unknown | 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter | Work published through 1975 or created through 1950 |
| 7(1), 7(2) | Posthumous work, published before the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997[1] | 50 years from publication | Works published through 1975 |
| 7(3) | Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died within 50 years immediately before the coming into force of Section 7 | 50 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2047) | Nothing through 2047 |
| 7(4) | Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died more than 50 years before the coming into force of Section 7 | 5 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2002) | All works since 2003 |
| 8 | Repealed | Repealed | Repealed |
| 9(1) | Joint work | Life + 50 years until year end based on the last death | Work whose last surviving author died through 1975 |
| 9(2) | Non-Canadian work | The rule of the shorter term applies except member states of the North American Free Trade Agreement, i.e. the USA and Mexico | |
| 12 | Governmental work | 50 years from publication with perpetual copyright if never published | Work published through 1975, no unpublished work |