Opting Out: Copyright Board Tariffs are not Mandatory
The Federal Court of Appeal’s decision in York University v. The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) is a lengthy judgment with important... Read More
Use of Copyrighted Materials in Market Research is not Fair Dealing
Stross v. Trend Hunter Inc., 2020 FC 201 was a simplified action dealing with copyright infringement and fair dealing. The Plaintiff, Alexander... Read More
Court Of Appeal Upholds Fair Dealing Reduction in K-12 Copying Tariffs
In Access Copyright v British Columbia Ministry of Education et al, the Federal Court of Appeal identified a single reviewable error in... Read More
Copycat Caught – Fair dealing is no defence when 100% of work is copied
On March 8, 2016, Justice Manson held that PS Knight Co Ltd infringed copyright in the Canadian Standards Association’s 2015 CSA Code.... Read More
Court of Appeal sends Netflix free trial streaming royalties back to Copyright Board
The Federal Court of Appeal in Netflix Inc. v. Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada, 2015 FCA 289, granted... Read More
Pay the wall – circumventing paywalls is copyright infringement
In 1395804 Ontario Limited (Blacklock’s Reporter) v. Canadian Vintners Association, 2015 CanLII 65885, Deputy Judge Lyon Gilbert of the Ottawa Small Claims... Read More