Assignment of copyright in deliverables
Quebec trade rule for web and digital marketing agencies.
The rule
Who holds the copyright in the deliverables, and how it is assigned or licensed to the client, must be specified in the contract; an assignment generally requires a writing (to be validated by your legal advisor). In Orvel: The proposal and the contract include a clause on ownership of deliverables; delivery records what is handed over to the client. Official source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/lois/C-42/
Information about Quebec rules, not legal advice. Check with your professional order, advisor or the official source.
How Maya helps
- Quote requests
- Client brief
- Proposal follow-ups
- Deliverables and approvals
- Monthly reports and renewals
Answers quote requests, gathers the client brief covering services, monthly budget, timeline and channels, follows up on proposals, tracks deliverables and approvals, prepares monthly reports and reminds clients of retainer renewals.
This rule, region by region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Capitale-Nationale region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · Montreal
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · Laval
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Outaouais region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Montérégie region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Eastern Townships (Estrie)
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · Chaudière-Appalaches
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Mauricie region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · Lanaudière
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Centre-du-Québec region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Laurentians
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Bas-Saint-Laurent region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Côte-Nord region
- Assignment of copyright in deliverables · the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region
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Assignment of copyright in deliverables — what does it mean?
Who holds the copyright in the deliverables, and how it is assigned or licensed to the client, must be specified in the contract; an assignment generally requires a writing (to be validated by your legal advisor). In Orvel: The proposal and the contract include a clause on ownership of deliverables; delivery records what is handed over to the client. Official source: https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/lois/C-42/
Does Maya apply this rule automatically?
Maya follows your templates and rules and shows you the result for approval. Never promises a result, a ranking or a price outside your rules.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is general information about Quebec rules. Always check with your professional order, advisor or the official source.
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