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3 unusual facts about Originality in Canadian copyright law


Originality in Canadian copyright law

Other countries such as France and the United States require the author of a work to demonstrate some level of creativity.

Some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Australia, have adopted a low standard of originality that requires the author to expend some effort and labour to create the work as well as requiring that the work not be copied.

Justice O’Connor held that for a work to be considered "original" in the United States it requires independent creation by the author and "at least some minimal degree of creativity."



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