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ARTICLE · 08 MARCH 2024

Copyright: 2023 Year In Review

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Join the Cassels Copyright team as we look back at some of the most notable Canadian copyright law decisions, legislative amendments, and other developments from 2023.

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Join the Cassels Copyright team as we look back at some of the most notable Canadian copyright law decisions, legislative amendments, and other developments from 2023.

  • Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative AI
  • Federal Court Guidance on the Use of AI in Proceedings
  • New Rules of Practice for Copyright Board of Canada Proceedings
  • The Online News Act Creates Compensation Requirements for Canadian News Businesses
  • The Online Streaming Act:  A New Era for Broadcasting Regulation
  • Survey on Artists' Resale Rights
  • Authorization of Infringement Does Not Include "Third Party Authorization": Voltage Holdings, LLC v. Doe #1, 2023 FCA 194
  • Defence of Misuse of Copyright Examined in the Context of the Notice and Notice Regime: Millennium Funding, Inc. v. Bell Canada,  2023 FC 764

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