Design Copyright Notice

William James Roué (also known as W.J. Roué or Bill Roué) was a man of great pride and vessels built of his design were of particular importance to him. He took great care to ensure each and every vessel was built to his standards and to his satisfaction. All William James Roué designs/drawings are copyright protected under applicable international Intellectual Property laws and therefore any use including but not limited to construction from, dissemination of or copying of, requires permission.

It is inherent on his descendants that we protect the integrity of the designs of W.J. Roué by strictly patrolling and enforcing the copyright which he so obviously placed on his drawings.

New construction of William James Roué-designed vessels needs to be authorized and owners will receive accompanying certification.

Regarding Design No. 17 - Bluenose
J.E. Roué is the registered owner of the copyright in the original work authored and created by William James Roué more particularly described as the hull and keel profile, the deck plan, the water line, the transom and the sail plan for the gaff-rigged two-masted schooner called BLUENOSE, and the replica thereof called BLUENOSE II, entitled "Design No. 17 - BLUENOSE".

No part of the file aforesaid work may be reproduced in any form or any means without permission in writing from J.E. Roué.

Click here to submit your request for permission to use copyrighted material authored and created by W.J. Roué.

Understanding Copyright Protection
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the law and governed internationally by agreement with member nations to the Universal Copyright Convention and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. Copyright is a personal property right, and is subject to the various laws regarding ownership and transfer of personal property.

Copyright law protects works both published and unpublished, including graphics and drawings, digital or otherwise. Copyright protection exists from the moment a work is created in fixed form. It is coincident with the process of authorship. The copyright to any created work immediately becomes the property of the author at the moment of authorship.

A copyright need not be formally applied for, nor formally granted: It is automatic.

Proof of copyright ownership is enhanced by registering the copyright, but copyright ownership is not created by registration.

Transfers of copyright ownership are made by contract. A work especially commissioned, such as a piece of writing, or design, or book, or graphic is the copyrighted property of the author. The parties may of course expressly agree in a written instrument signed by them that the copyright is to be transferred to a party other than the author. However, without such a contract, a commissioned work belongs entirely to the author.

Copyright endures for the author's life, plus 50 years. In the case of works "made for hire," where ownership is transferred by contract to a party other than the author, copyright endures for 100 years from creation, or for 75 years from the date of publishing, whichever is shorter.