Copyright Includes the Right to Make Copies of Some Particular

question 10

Essay

Copyright includes the right to make copies of some particular form of expression, usually in the form of written work (ie a book or article), musical recording, film, or software program. In Canada, copyright is expressly protected by laws and users must pay royalties for use of a copyrighted work. Because paying for individual use of copyrighted works would in many instances be cumbersome and inefficient, copyright often is entrusted to collective- administration societies in Canada that look after the collection and payment of revenues. Thus, every time you listen to a song on the radio a small tariff is paid by the radio station, which ultimately makes its way back to the artist through the collective administration society. A federal Copyright Board, located in Ottawa, is entrusted with the task of setting the rates to be paid for the use of copyrighted work.
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) is a collective rights administration society. It administers performing rights in musical works on behalf of Canadian composers, authors, and publishers as well as affiliated societies representing foreign composers, authors, and publishers. If it objects to a copyright rate set by the Copyright Board. How and where can it seek to have this decision overturned?

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Definitions:

Placeholder

A temporary marker in software, indicating where information will be later inserted or where existing data can be replaced.

Wrap Text

A feature in word processors and graphic design software that automatically adjusts text so it flows around objects like images or shapes.

Scroll Box

A graphical control element, often part of a scrollbar, that can be dragged to navigate quickly through long areas of content.

Bold Text

A font style used to make letters and symbols darker and more prominent than surrounding text for emphasis.