Copyright Act 1985 (Section 14)

Country

Canada

Number

RSC 1985, c C-42, section 14

Effective Date

Link

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/page-4.html?txthl=reversionary#s-14

Summary

s 14(1): If the author was the first owner of copyright in a work (i.e. work not done in course of employment or "work-for-hire"), any assignment or grant of the copyright in that work terminates 25 years after the death of the author, and reverts to the author's estate. Exception: if author granted copyright in a will. s 14(2): This reversionary right does not apply to copyright in a collective work or works that were part of a collective work.

Contributed By

Cynthia Khoo