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Copyright Procedures Appendix When the Author is Unknown: If the author is unknown, but the work is protected for the life of the author, copyright is in place for whichever of the following terms ends earlier: (1)the remainder of the calendar year of the first publication of the work and a period of 50 years after that; or (2)the remainder of the calendar year of the making of the work and 75 years after that. Posthumus Works: Works which have not been published during the lifetime of the author. The lenth of copyright in depends upon the date of creation of the work. If the work was created after July 25, 1999, the term of copyright protection is the life of the author, the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and for 50 years following the end of the calendar year. If the work was created before July 25, 1999, then there are three possible copyright lengths: (1) If, the author dies, the work is published, performed or delivered prior to July 25, 1999, the copyright lasts for the remainder of the calendar year in which the work was first published, performed or delivered and for 50 years after that. (2) Secondly, if the author dies during the 50 years immediately before July 25, 1999, and the work has not been published, performed or delivered by July 25, 1999, the copyright lasts until December 31, 1997. (3) Thirdly, if the author died more than 50 years immediately before July 25, 1999, and the work has not been published, performed or delivered on July 25, 1997, the copyright lasts until December 31, 1999. NOTE: Based on the complex nature of the above copyright procedures, any information contained in the appendix of this document should be confirmed and expanded on by reviewing a reputable source. Recommended copyright sources for more information include: · Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) http://cipo.gc.ca includes their booklet, A Guide to Copyrights (Ottawa: Industry Canada, 2000). · Copyright Board (www.cb-cda.gc.ca/collectives-e.html) includes a list of copyright collectives and their mandates, as well as links to copyright organizations. · The Copyright Act http://laws/justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/index.html · Jean Dryden, Demystifying Copyright: A Researcher's Guide to Copyright in Canadian Libraries and Archives (Ottawa: Canadian Library Association, 2001). Can be purchased at www.cla.ca. · Lesley Ellen Harris, Canadian Copyright Law, 3rd ed. (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2000). Krista McCracken Copyright Procedures Final March 2010