Aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce - Examen de la législation de mise en œuvre de l'Accord sur les ADPIC

1. Membre soulevant la question et répondant

Membre soulevant la question

Union européenne

Membre répondant

Canada

2. Catégorie et sous-catégorie

Catégories

Droit d'auteur et droits connexes

Sous-catégories

3. Question

3. Do broadcasting organizations have the right in Canada to prohibit the rebroadcasting by wireless means of broadcasts, as well as the communication to the public of television broadcasts of the same (Article 14(3) of the TRIPS Agreement)?

4. Réponse

No. Canada complies with TRIPS, Article 14(3), via copyright not broadcasters' rights. The Copyright Act does not give broadcasters a right in their broadcasting signals. However, as a copyright owner, the broadcaster may own the copyright in his "broadcast day" as an original compilation of the works making up all or part of the broadcast programming.