Genealogy and Canadian law
Subtitle: an introduction to access, privacy & copyright legislation
By: by Jean Dryden
Series: Heritage book series -- bk. 17
Publisher: Heritage Productions
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781894018432
Subjects: Law; Handbooks, manuals; Genealogy; Droit; Guides, manuels; Généalogies; Law and legislation
Table of contents: title: Introduction to access & privacy issues. I. Introduction to the Canadian legal system; title: II. Introduction to access & privacy issues; title: III. Introduction to records management; title: IV. Conclusion; title: Access to information in the federal government. I. An overview of the Access to Information Act; title: Locating federal government information; title: III. Using info source; title: Privacy protection in the federal government. I. An overview of the Privacy Act; title: II. Locating personal information held by the federal government; title: III. Operation of the Privacy Act; title: Access & privacy legislation in the provinces. I. Introduction; title: II. Access to information; title: III. Protection of individual privacy; title: IV. Conclusion; title: Privacy protection in the private sector. I. Personal information collected by private sector organizations; title: II. An overview of the Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documents Act; title: III. Implications for genealogists; title: IV. Definitions; title: What is protected by copyright. I. Introduction to copyright; title: II. What is copyright & how does copyright work?; title: III. What is protected?; title: IV. Definitions; title: Rules for copyright ownership & duration. I. Introduction; title: II. Who owns the copyright in a work?; title: III. How long does copyright last?; title: Rights, exceptions, & putting it all together. I. Introduction; title: II. What rights does the copyright holder have?; title: III. Infringement; title: IV. Exceptions in the Copyright Act; title: V. Putting it all together; title: VI. Further reading.