Re: Copyright--when the owner no longer exists

Fortunately, in Canada we have a provision in our Copyright Act that was added in 1988 allowing for application to the federal Copyright Board for a licence to use a work whose copyright owner cannot be located (Section 70.7). Clear guidelines and procedures have been set out by the Board and quite a few licences have been issued for a variety of types of works and a variety of uses. Detailed information may be obtained by contacting the Secretary, Copyright Board of Canada, 56 Sparks Street - Suite 800, Ottawa Ontario, Canada K1A 0C9 (FAX: 613-952-8630).

Bernard Katz, U of Guelph Library Received on Wed Sep 22 1993 - 23:22:12 GMT