Copyright Board Commission du droit d’auteur Canada Canada [TRANSLATION] Ottawa, March 3, 2000 FILE 1999-UO/TI-25 UNLOCATABLE COPYRIGHT OWNERS Non-exclusive licence issued to the National Film Board of Canada, authorizing the reproduction and incorporation of a photograph from the Soleil de Québec in a documentary film
Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 77(1) of the Copyright Act, the Copyright Board of Canada issues a licence to the National Film Board of Canada, as follows:
(1) The licence authorizes the reproduction and incorporation of a photograph published in Soleil de Québec on June 21, 1969, in a documentary provisionally entitled Mai en décembre.
(2) The photograph, whose photographer is unknown, represents a demonstrator (identified as Mr. Dudemaine by the director of the documentary).
(3) The cinematographic image of the photograph will appear for a maximum of 3 seconds in the 25-minute documentary film.
(4) The licence also authorizes the performance in public or the communication to the public by telecommunication of the photograph thus incorporated as well as its reproduction on any medium for the purpose of distribution for private performance, as part of the exploitation of the documentary film.
(5) The licence is valid for five years and expires on December 31, 2005. (6) The licence is non-exclusive and valid only in Canada. (7) The National Film Board will pay the sum of $230 to the Société de droits d’auteur en arts visuels (SODART). SODART may dispose of the amount of the royalties set by the licence as it sees fit for the general benefit of its members. SODART undertakes, however, to reimburse any person who establishes, before December 31, 2010, ownership of the copyright in the work covered by this licence.
- 2 - (8) The coming into force of this licence is conditional on SODART filing with the Board the receipt for the amount of royalties set in the licence, accompanied by an undertaking by SODART to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph (4) above.
Claude Majeau Secretary General