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In Bull Run Productions Inc. v. Wild TV Inc., 2016 NSSC 315 the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia upheld a forum selection clause and required a copyright owner to bring its action for infringement in Alberta.

On 13th December, Canadian government gave assent to the BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION ACT, 2018 to address various productive changes in Canadian Intellectual property laws.

On June 12, 2008 the government of Canada introduced legislation to amend the “Copyright Act”.

Last year, Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1, received Royal Assent. The bill included amendments to the Copyright Act to extend the term of copyright protection for literary,...

The Disney and Pixar movie Inside Out (released in 2015) details the life of a girl named Riley along with five characters that represent five different emotions that influence her behavior.

Intellectual property is essential to business. To support this tenet, the federal government recently announced Canada's first National Intellectual Property Strategy while marking World IP Day.

Trademark and copyright owners can now complete and submit a "Request for Assistance" to the Canadian Border Services Agency Intellectual Property Rights Program.

CanLII, Canada's free legal database, and Caseway, an AI legal research platform, have reportedly reached a settlement in their copyright dispute over the use of legal case data for artificial intelligence training purposes. The resolution addresses concerns about unauthorized use of publicly available legal materials and the boundaries of AI development in the legal technology sector.

How does using artificial intelligence in creating a work affect copyright protection under Canadian law? The Federal Court will now have to decide this question after the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy.

It is a fundamental feature of copyright law that it protects only original expression, not ideas.

They say the internet never forgets. From time to time, someone wants to challenge that dictum.

On February 8, 2017, the Quebec Court of Appeal certified a class action by Copibec against Université Laval, for copyright infringement.

Two high-profile cases of alleged copyright infringement were initiated in the United States this month.

Currently, copyright protects a music performance for 50 years from the year it is first recorded (or performed, if not recorded), plus up to 50 more years if and when that recording is published, to a maximum 99 years.

In 907687 Ontario Inc. (c.o.b. International Institute of Travel) v. Shokour, 2017 FC 969, the Federal Court found that the plaintiff did not meet its burden of establishing copyright infringement ...

Statutory damages can be substantial, particularly where many works are infringed.

The Federal Court recently issued a decision in 1395804 Ontario Ltd. (Blacklock's Reporter) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 829 arising from a summary judgement...