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Figure 12

Copyright applications

Description

Figure 12 shows how the number of copyright applications has changed over the past three fiscal years, namely, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010.

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Applications 9321 8424 9171

Figure 13

Copyright disposals

Description

Figure 13 shows how the number of copyright disposals has changed over the past three fiscal years, namely, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010.

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Disposals 9386 8413 9201

Table 15

Copyright applications filed by language
2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Total 9 321 8 424 9 171
English 7 783 6 996 7 614
French 1 538 1 428 1 557

Table 16

Copyright applications filed and registered by province/territory
Filed Registered
Total 8 339 8 169
Alberta 836 814
British Columbia 1 156 1 124
Manitoba 188 192
New Brunswick 77 76
Newfoundland and Labrador 55 56
Northwest Territories 3 3
Nova Scotia 125 123
Nunavut 2 2
Ontario 3 574 3 479
Prince Edward Island 20 19
Quebec 2 180 2 160
Saskatchewan 120 118
Yukon Territory 3 3

Table 17

Copyrights filed and registered by origin as stated by applicant
Filed Registered
Total 10 274 10 103
Australia 18 18
Austria 1 1
Belgium 1 1
Bermuda 27 27
British Virgin Islands 2 2
Canada 8 339 8 169
Costa Rica 2 1
Finland 7 9
France 14 14
Germany 16 16
Ghana 1 1
Hong Kong 15 14
India 0 6
Ireland 2 2
Italy 3 3
Jamaica 1 1
Japan 34 34
Korea 47 47
Luxembourg 3 3
Mauritius 1 1
Mexico 9 9
Netherlands 4 4
New Zealand 1 1
Panama 1 0
Philippines 2 2
St. Lucia 1 1
Singapore 3 3
Spain 1 1
Switzerland 18 18
Ukraine 1 1
United Kingdom 74 73
United States of America 1 624 1 619
Yugoslavia 1 1

Table 18

Top 10 copyright applicants
Copyright
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 605
Pearson Education Canada 147
Groupe Dynamite Inc. 130
Nintendo of America Inc. 72
Cumulative Environmental Management Association 59
Groupe Éducalivres Inc. 59
Dealer Tire, LLC 47
Gurnagul Shushan Susan 47
METALLICA, a California General Partnership 47
Éditions Michel Quintin 46

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