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Terms & Conditions
The Dominion Atlantic Railway Digital Preservation Initiative Terms and Conditions
DISCLAIMER
As permitted under section 29 of the Canadian Copyright Act, this web site contains private study and research material contributed by enthusiasts of the defunct Dominion Atlantic Railway:
"29. Fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study does not infringe copyright."
This web site is a non-commercial non-profit website and is donated to and operated for the cyber volunteers of the Middleton Memory Lane Railway Museum (a charitable project of the registered charitable organization known as Futureview T.R.E.A.) by STEM Applications (1998) Ltd.
This site is hosted in the province of Alberta, Canada for Canadian citizen's use. If you are a citizen of another country you acknowledge that by using this site that you may in violation of the copyright laws of your respective country and you accept all responsibility in this regard. Works and images on this site have been identified (where known) by subject, source, author and copyright. If you are the author or copyright holder of an unidentified image or work on this site, please advise and we will update the information on the item.
Regarding Copyright in Canada, taken from the Government of Canada's web site:
Who Owns Copyright?
As a general rule, the author/creator is the first owner of copyright in a work. Where permission to use copyrighted material is needed, it is only the author/creator who can permit usage of his works. The author/creator of a work is furthermore, the only party that can sell, license or give away copyright. The author/creator can also transfer copyright in his works in its entirety or in parts.
Thus, ownership of copyright is like a chain, with the author/creator being the first owner, therefore being the first link in the chain. Links are added each time the author/creator sells, licenses or gives away all or part of the copyright.
How long does Copyright last?
As per the Copyright Act, copyright in a work exists for the life of the author/creator, the remainder of the calendar year in which he is deceased, plus fifty years after the end of that calendar year.
Works in the Public Domain
Public domain refers to works that belong to the public. Works in the public domain can be used free of charge and do not require written permission from the author/creator.
Physical Ownership of a Work Versus Ownership of Copyright
There is a difference between owning a physical object and owning copyright. Ownership of a physical object does not include ownership of the copyright of that object. For example, the purchase of a magazine, book, photograph, map, film, or sound recording does not mean that you also own copyright of these objects. Therefore, in order to use the physical object outside of its intended purpose, you are obliged under the Copyright Act to obtain written permission from the author/creator. Failure to do so could be deemed an infringement of copyright.
AGREEMENT
As a user of this site you understand that by using this site you have agreed:
- (1) to all the aforementioned caveats and provisions
- (2) to use this site at your own risk and to insure that any artifact, image or information you receive from this site is used for research or private study purposes only.
BE INFORMED
Proposed changes to Canada's copyright law would make research sites like this, photo-copying images from books you own, storing collected images from the internet on your personal computer and a host of of other silliness all illegal. Get on-board and help fight this Draconian proposal, bill C-61. Facebook users can join the group "Fair Copyright for Canada" which now numbers over 83,000 strong.
Further Copyright Investigation and Notes
Under the U.S. Copyright Act, a transfer of ownership in copyright must be memorialized in a writing signed by the transferor. For that purpose, ownership in copyright includes exclusive licenses of rights. Thus exclusive licenses, to be effective, must be granted in a written instrument signed by the grantor. No special form of transfer or grant is required. A simple document that identifies the work involved and the rights being granted is sufficient. Non-exclusive grants (often called non-exclusive licenses) need not be in writing under U.S. law. They can be oral or even implied by the behavior of the parties. Transfers of copyright ownership, including exclusive licenses, may and should be recorded in the U.S. Copyright Office. (Information on recording transfers is available on the Office's web site.) While recording is not required to make the grant effective, it offers important benefits, much like those obtained by recording a deed in a real estate transaction.
