R.S., c. C-42 Copyright Act 1 Section 12 of the  Copyright Act  is replaced by the following:  No copyright — His Majesty 12 Without prejudice to any rights or privileges of the Crown,  no copyright subsists  in any work  that  is, or has been, prepared or published by or under the direction or control of  His  Majesty or any government department. Transitional Provision Copyright ceases to subsist 2 Without prejudice to any rights or privileges of the Crown, any copyright subsisting in a work referred to in section 12 of the  Copyright Act , as it read immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force, ceases to subsist as of the day of that coming into force.