Functions: The mission of the Copyright Office is to promote creativity by administering and sustaining an effective national copyright system.
While the purpose of the copyright system has always been to promote creativity in society, the functions of the Copyright Office have grown to include the following: Administering the copyright law, Providing information services to the public, Duties
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Administering the copyright law
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.
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Providing information services to the public
The Copyright Office provides public information and reference services concerning copyrights and recorded documents. The public can keep up on developments in the Copyright Office by subscribing to Copyright Office, a free electronic mailing list that issues periodic email messages to alert subscribers to hearings, deadlines for comments, new and proposed regulations, new publications, and other copyright-related subjects of interest. Subscribe on the Copyright Office website.
Duties
The Copyright Office consults with interested copyright owners, industry and library representatives, bar associations, and other interested parties on issues related to the copyright law. The Copyright Office promotes improved copyright protection for U.S. creative works abroad through its International Copyright Institute. Created within the Copyright Office by Congress in 1988, the International Copyright Institute provides training for high-level officials from developing and newly industrialized countries and encourages development of effective intellectual property laws and enforcement overseas.
Contact Information : Bangladesh
Copyright Offices
Country Bangladesh
Competent administration
EN: Copyright Office
Registry of Copyrights
Ministry of Cultural Affairs
FR: Bureau du droit d'auteur
Registre du droit d'auteur
Ministère des affaires culturelles
Web site address Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Bangladesh
Address National Library building (2nd Floor)
32, S. M. Morshed Sarani, Agargaon
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka
Telephone (880 2) 911 96 32
Telefax (880 2) 716 90 08 / 911 87 04