copyright law is governed by the Copyright Act, which protects original literary, artistic, musical and dramatic works. A partial list of works which are entitled to copyright protection in Canada includes: books, newspapers, dictionaries, manuals, catalogues, magazines, pamphlets, computer software, paintings, drawings, design trade-marks, sculptures, architectural works, engravings, dramatic works, photographs, films, videos, scripts, maps, lyrics and musical works. One very significant right granted to the owner copyright in a work, is the exclusive right to reproduce the work, (or any substantial part of the work) in any material form whatever. For example, the owner of copyright in a book has the right to stop others from making copies of the book, (or any substantial part of the book), whether the copying is by way of a commercial printer, a photocopy machine, or by way of a computer image/text scanner. educational institution means: (aa) an institution at which education is provided at pre-school or kindergarten standard;
(a) a school or similar institution at which full-time primary education or full-time secondary education is provided or both full-time primary education and full-time secondary education are provided;
(b) a university, a college of advanced education or a technical and further education institution;
(c) an institution that conducts courses of primary, secondary or tertiary education by correspondence or on an external study basis;
(d) a school of nursing in relation to which a notice published under subsection 10A(4) is in force;
(e) an undertaking within a hospital, being an undertaking: (i) that conducts courses of study or training in the provision of medical services, or in the provision of services incidental to the provision of medical services; and
(ii) in relation to which a notice published under subsection is in force;
(f) a teacher education centre in relation to which a notice published under subsection 10A(4) is in force;
(g) an institution in relation to which there is in force a notice published under subsection 10A(4) that includes a declaration that the principal function of the institution is the provision of courses of study or training for one of the following purposes: (i) general education;
(ii) the preparation of people for a particular occupation or profession;
(iii) the continuing education of people engaged in a particular occupation or profession;
(iv) the teaching of English to people whose first language is not English;
(h) an undertaking within a body administering an educational institution of a kind referred to in a preceding paragraph of this definition in relation to which there is in force a notice published under subsection 10A(4) that includes a declaration that the principal function, or one of the principal functions, of the undertaking is the provision of teacher training to people engaged as instructors in educational institutions of a kind referred to in a preceding paragraph of this definition, or of 2 or more such kinds; or (i) an institution, or an undertaking within a body administering an educational institution of a kind referred to in a preceding paragraph of this definition, in relation to which there is in force a notice published under subsection that includes a declaration that the principal function, or one of the principal functions, of the institution, or undertaking, is the providing of material to educational institutions of a kind referred to in a preceding paragraph of this definition, or to educational institutions of 2 or more such kinds, and that that activity is undertaken for the purpose of helping those institutions in their teaching purposes.