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Copyright Board Commission du droit d’auteur Canada Canada Ottawa, March 3, 2000 FILE: 1998-UO/TI-3 UNLOCATABLE COPYRIGHT OWNER Non-exclusive licence delivered to Donald Rutherford, Abbotsford, B.C. authorizing the reproduction of newspaper articles

Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 77(1) of the Copyright Act, the Copyright Board issues the following licence to Donald Rutherford:

(1) The licence authorizes the reproduction of various articles published in the Wainwright Star newspaper during the years 1908 to 1918.

The total number of copies of each article shall not exceed 75. (2) The licence expires on December 31, 2005. The authorized reproduction must therefore be completed by that date.

(3) The licence is non-exclusive and valid only in Canada. (4) The applicant shall pay 10¢ per work reproduced (multiplied by the number of copies made in each case), to any person who establishes, before December 31, 2010, ownership of the copyright in a work covered by this licence.

(5) The coming into force of this licence is conditional on the applicant's filing with the Board an acknowledgment of his undertaking to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph (4) above.

Claude Majeau Secretary to the Board

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