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No, because copyright is automatic, you don’t have to register it. But [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00003.html registering a copyright with CIPO] (and paying the required fees) can help prove you own the copyright, especially if you have to sue someone for what’s called “infringement” of your copyright. When you register your copyright, you are the presumed owner of the work and the burden of proof is on the person challenging your copyright to disprove your ownership. If you don’t register your copyright, the burden of proof is on you to prove that you own the copyright. | No, because copyright is automatic, you don’t have to register it. But [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00003.html registering a copyright with CIPO] (and paying the required fees) can help prove you own the copyright, especially if you have to sue someone for what’s called “infringement” of your copyright. When you register your copyright, you are the presumed owner of the work and the burden of proof is on the person challenging your copyright to disprove your ownership. If you don’t register your copyright, the burden of proof is on you to prove that you own the copyright. | ||
==How to contact the Canadian Intellectual Property Office== | |||
:Canadian Intellectual Property Office | :Canadian Intellectual Property Office | ||
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:1.866.997.1936. | :1.866.997.1936. | ||
=Non-disclosure agreements= | =Non-disclosure agreements= | ||
