Canadian copyright information:
It is not necessary to apply for a Canadian copyright.
We have successfully reached settlement with numerous Canadian companies
without filing a copyright with the Canadian copyright office.
For information
about Canadian copyright law please visit:
Canadian Intellectual Property Office webpage.

Asia
Copyright law of China:
http://www.chinaiprlaw.com/english/laws/laws10.htm
Intellectual
Property/Copyright law of India:
A civil and criminal
action may be instituted for injunction, actual damages (including
infringer's profits), or statutory damages per infringement etc.
Moreover, with the amendments to Indian Copyright Act in 1994, even
the criminal penalties have substantially increased. According to
Section 63 B, now there is a minimum jail term of 7 days for
copyright infringement. The Act further provides for fines up to
Rs.2,00,000 and jail term up to three years or both.
www.indianembassy.org/special/ipr/ipr.htm
Singapore copyright law information:
For information about Singapore copyright law please visit:
Ownership rights, infringement and remedies
Taiwan copyright law information:
1.
Works created by nationals of Taiwan,
United States of America, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Spain
are protected.
2. Other works protected in Taiwan:
a) If it is first published in Taiwan, or
b) Published in Taiwan: within 30 days after first publication in a
nation that provides reciprocal protection to Taiwan nationals.
Remedies
Civil remedies available to a copyright
owner include:
a) monetary damages;
b) removal of infringement; and
prevention of future infringement; and
c) publication of a court
judgment.
Monetary damages will be assessed based on the profits
made by the copyright infringer; and losses of the injured party. If
the copyright owner fails to prove the actual amount of damages,
then the damages will be determined by the court. The amount is up
to $30,000 USD.
For more information, go to
http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/Ipr/ipr.htm
Intellectual
Property/Copyright law of
Japan:
http://www.cric.or.jp
In the case of infringement (excluding that on moral
rights) committed by a body corporate, the amount of the fine is up
to 100 million yen (about $8550 USD). |