Canadian Copyright Rights

In 1709, The British Statue Of Anne was commemorated as the first copyright statue. Initially it only pertained to the copying of books, however over time it began to include translations and derivative works. Afterwards, The British North America Act named copyright as a Canadian jurisdiction in 1867, and in 1924 Canada passed the Canadian Copyright Act with the intent of encouraging inventions, ideas, and accumulation. It is a legal action that gives exclusive rights and ownership over the created material to the originator or assignee, including the ability to perform, record, reproduce, translate, and broadcast it. This implies that anyone else seeking to profit off the copyrighted material is obligated to get permission prior to usage.

In the music industry, copyright plays a huge role in ensuring that songwriters receive credit and pay every time a song is played. Composers are the first owners of copyright. When it pertains to recording, whoever books and pays for the studio receives ownership regardless if it’s the singer or recording company. This law, and the addition of royalties, ensures that the singer, recording company, and songwriter are all compensated and acknowledged. If copyright was abolished, it would result in many of the lesser-known people in the field to switch industries. Therefore if copyright weren’t to exist (contrary to the belief of people anti-copyright) it would restrict the creation of music by creating an even greater capitalist norm of the top-tier succeeding while smaller artists struggled to exist. For written sources, copyright protects the author’s and illustrator’s descriptions, discussions, explanations, and illustrations. It does not prevent someone from creating a written document on the same general topic, and therefore does not limit creativity. Overall, it allows creators to rely on royalty income, which is an incentive to produce more content while simultaneously preventing them from requiring another job. In return, this benefits society by constantly having new

If it were to be abolished a domino effect would occur. Many creators would not be properly compensated for the time, work, and energy that went into creating the song, movie, book, play, article, etc. Without incentive and an ability to be financially secure, the entertainment industry (along with many businesses and companies) would plummet. This would also create a gap in universities/collages that offer English, acting, directing, producing, etc. programs. For schools who’s main source of income is due to these programs, it could cause problems maintaining resources and a degree of etiquette for the students. Society would very rarely be exposed to new forms of literature, music, movies, and plays. As these being a big factor of distressing in many people’s lives, this could impact the way society functions, acts, and works. Overall, The Copyright Act is justifiable and required to maintain a well-rounded, happy