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 CANADIAN COPYRIGHT MEASURE 561

(3.) Any grant of an interest in a copyright, either by as- Registration signment or license, shall be adjudged void against any sub- °* assign- sequent assignee or licensee for valuable consideration ™®'^*°' without actual notice unless such assignment or license is registered in the manner directed by this Act before the registering of the instrument under which the subsequent assignee or licensee claims.

(4.) For the purposes of this Act as to registration, any Duplicate grant of an interest in a copyright, either by way of assign- copies ment or license, shall be made in duplicate.

(5.) Application for registration of a grant of any interest Application in a copyright, either by way of assignment or license, shall for be made by production of both duplicates to the Depart- registration ment and payment of the prescribed fee. One duplicate shall be retained at the Department and the other shall be returned to the person depositing it, with a certificate of registration.

(6.) Subject to the provisions of this Act the grant of an Assignee or interest in a copyright, either by assignment or license, licensee shall be void unless the assignee or licensee, at the time «°ustcompy such grant is executed, satisfies the conditions conferring copyright prescribed by this Act.

CIVIL REMEDIES

8. Where copyright in any work has been infringed, the Civil owner of the copyright shall, except as otherwise provided remedies for by this Act, be entitled to all such remedies by way of in- infringei^nt junction, damages, accounts and otherwise as are conferred

by law.

(2.) The costs in any proceedings in respect of the in- Costs fringement of copyright shall be in the absolute discretion of the court.

9. All pirated copies of any work in which copyright sub- Rights of sists, and all plates used or intended to be used for the pro- owner duction of pirated copies of such work, shall be deemed to ^^^l^^^ "^ be the property of the owner of the copyright, who may gopig^ take proceedings for the recovery of possession of such

copies or in respect of the conversion thereof.