Database protection and Canadian laws : state of law as of June 15, 1998 / prepared by Robert Howell ; research assistance was provided by Candice Alderson and Kerry Hillier. : C2-370/1998E-PDF
This study considers the legal protection of databases (traditional and new media) in Canada and comparatively with protections available or proposed in the United States and the European Union. It represents the initial stage preliminary to the development of a database protection policy for Canada... The need for a database protection policy arises from recent legal and policy developments within Canada and internationally. These developments are detailed in the study and include the possibility of an international treaty or guidelines on database protection developed under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization.--Page vii
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Industry Canada. |
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| Title | Database protection and Canadian laws : state of law as of June 15, 1998 / prepared by Robert Howell ; research assistance was provided by Candice Alderson and Kerry Hillier. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | "This study considers the legal protection of databases (traditional and new media) in Canada and comparatively with protections available or proposed in the United States and the European Union. It represents the initial stage preliminary to the development of a database protection policy for Canada... The need for a database protection policy arises from recent legal and policy developments within Canada and internationally. These developments are detailed in the study and include the possibility of an international treaty or guidelines on database protection developed under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization."--Page vii. The catalogue number (C2-370/1998E) and ISBN (0-662-27289-7) for the print edition have been incorrectly copied in this electronic publication. |
| Publishing information | Industry Canada October 1998. |
| Description | 112p.references |
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| Subject terms | Databases Information management |
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