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24 October

Contracts: the basics

Contracts, Designer, Filmmaker, Musician, Photographer, Visual Artist, October 24, 2014

What is a valid contract? In Quebec, a contract is an agreement between at least two people, which is intended to be legally binding. Generally, in order for a contract to be valid, the contract and its formation process must respect the following fundamental principles: (1) each party must have consented willfully to the contract; (2) each party must have acted in good faith during the negotiations leading up to the contract and the effects to each party created in the contract must not be unreasonably excessive; and (3) the contract must not violate a rule of public order. What.

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21 October

The Difference Between Copyright and Patent

Copyright, Designer, Filmmaker, Musician, Photographer, Visual Artist, October 21, 2014

Patents refer to an invention, whereas copyrights refer to the expression of an idea, such as an artistic work. They are governed by different rules, so it is important to know which is applicable to your works. Copyright Copyrights protect the expression of ideas. Artistic works are generally considered to be expressions of ideas – books, paintings, songs, movies, and computer programs are examples. Copyright will not protect the process through which a particular work was created or the use of information within it (instructions, etc.). Cookbooks are often used to illustrate the difference between the expression of an idea.

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