translate English to French: This has been recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada 162 and is set out in section 89 CA, which provides that "[n]o person is entitled to copyright otherwise than under and in accordance with this act or any other Act of Parliament".
Courts have recently held that an assignment of even a bare cause of action, whether contractual, tortious, or equitable, is valid if the assignee has a genuine pre-existing commercial or financial interest in acquiring the right that is at issue in the action.