Skip to content
Contact us Sign in Register a copyright

Copyright law

2 min read

Copyright law

12/11/2026
On this page
  1. The copyright law and intellectual property :
  2. What is a copyright ?
  3. Why using an online service like scopyright.ca ?

The website http://www.wipo.int/treaties/fr/text.jsp?file_id=283699 contain all the texts linked to the Berne convention, we are basing our system on this treaties for your copyright protection.

The website http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/ all Canadian articles of law on the intellectual property and copyright.

The list of the country members where the copyright is valid is available here :
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/fr/ShowResults.jsp?treaty_id=15

The copyright is a right of ownership on your creations, this right exist when you create a creation on physical basis (document, design...), and is valid of course if the creation is original.

Why using an online service like scopyright.ca ?

You need a copyright service to be able to prove your ownership on your creation. We are storing your creations and associated certificates of copyright on secure servers and also at public notary office in your own name. The public notary will store your proof for 30 years.

Scopyright.ca will be useful in case of litigation, you will able to prove the date of registration of your creation and the authenticity of the content registered. You will have an official document stamped by a public notary. In case of litigation and this kind of proof is irrefutable, finally you have more chance to win the legal action using  our service than stay without proof of ownership. Don't wait to be copied and protect your work now.

Quiz

Test your knowledge

Three short questions on Canadian copyright. You'll see why as soon as you pick an answer.

  1. Does a work need the © symbol to be protected in Canada?

    Show the answer

    Correct answer: No, but it warns that the work has an owner Protection does not depend on any formality. A © notice with the owner's name and the year is still a useful warning that discourages copying.

  2. How should you protect an original logo?

    Show the answer

    Correct answer: With both: copyright for the artwork, a trademark for its use as a brand An original logo is an artistic work, protected from the moment it is drawn. A trademark registration with CIPO adds the exclusive right to use it as a brand for the goods and services listed.

  3. Under Canadian law, when does copyright protection start?

    Show the answer

    Correct answer: The moment the work is created, with no formalities The Copyright Act protects every original work automatically as soon as it is created. Registration is optional: a filing does not create the right, it helps you prove it.

Register my copyright

Copyright Protection