Creator Registration

Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?

Affiliation with Access Copyright is open only to Canadian residents and permanent residents. We are unable to proceed further with your registration.

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Are you a writer or visual artist?

visual artists include: photographer, cartoonist, sculptor, fine artist/painter, multimedia artist, illustrator, craftsperson, architect or clothing designer who has produced his/her clothing in a quantity of less than 50

Writer Visual Artist Neither

Affiliation with Access Copyright is open only to Canadian residents and permanent residents who are writers and/or visual artists. We are unable to proceed further with your registration.

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Have you had at least one work published in print format, such as in a book, magazine, newspaper or scholarly journal in which you retain copyright?

Yes No

We are unable to proceed further with your registration as you have not had at least one work published in print format in which you retain copyright.

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Are you affiliated with any other reprographic rights organization (such as Copibec in Quebec)?

Yes No

We are unable to proceed further with your registration as you are affiliated with another reprographic rights organization.

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Are you a photographer, cartoonist, sculptor, fine artist/painter, multimedia artist, illustrator, craftsperson, architect or clothing designer who has produced his/her clothing in a quantity of less than 50?

Yes No

We are unable to proceed further with your registration as we are only able to affiliate certain types of visual artists.

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Have you had at least one work in which you retain copyright published in print format such as in a book, magazine, newspaper or scholarly journal?

Yes No

We are unable to proceed further with your registration as you have not had at least one work in which you retain copyright published in print format.

To learn more about becoming an Access Copyright affiliate, please click here.

Are you affiliated with any other reprographic rights organization (such as Copibec in Quebec)?

Yes No

We are unable to proceed further with your registration as you are affiliated with another reprographic rights organization.

To learn more about becoming an Access Copyright affiliate, please click here.

Visual artists need to submit to Access Copyright:

Photocopy or scan of the visual work as it appears in the publication, including a credit to the visual artist.
Photocopy or scan of inside title page.
Photocopy or scan of copyright page of parent work.

Photocopies or scans can be sent to affiliates@accesscopyright.ca, or by mail, Attn: Affiliate Services, One Yonge St. Suite 800, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E5.

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