Copyright Board Canada
Ottawa, September 13, 2007
FILE: 2007-UO/TI-26
UNLOCATABLE COPYRIGHT OWNERS
Commission du droit d’auteur Canada
Non-exclusive licence issued to the National Film Board of Canada (Atlantic Region) for the use, reproduction and public performance of a film footage
Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 77(1) of the Copyright Act, the Copyright Board grants a licence to the National Film Board of Canada (Atlantic Region) as follows:
(1) The licence authorizes the use of a film footage – total duration: 138 seconds – of a spider spinning a web and catching a fly (creator/publisher unknown) in the 35 minute documentary entitled “Doing Time” produced by the National Film Board of Canada (Atlantic Region).
The licence also authorizes the reproduction of the footage on DVD, its public performance or communication to the public by telecommunication as part of the exploitation of the documentary in Canadian film festivals, educational venues and other film markets, including home video.
(2) The licence is for a period of 25 years and expires on December 31, 2032.
(3) The licence is non-exclusive and valid only in Canada. For other countries, it is the law of that country that applies.
(4) The issuance of the licence does not release the licensee from the obligation to obtain permission for any other use not covered by this licence.
(5) The licensee will pay the sum of $3,000 to the Producers' Audio Visual Collective of Canada (PACC) who will dispose of the amount as it sees fit for the general benefit of its members. PACC undertakes, however, to reimburse any person who establishes before December 31, 2037, ownership of the work covered by this licence.
(6) The coming into force of this licence is conditional on the filing with the Board of PACC's undertaking to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph (5) above.
Claude Majeau Secretary General