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The snapshot that generated the litigation was taken by Donald Harney, a freelance photographer.

Recently, a court in the UK (Football Dataco Ltd et al. v. Sportradar GmbH) found that the location of a server determined the appropriate jurisdiction to regulate internet content. This is not entirely consistent with the Canadian approach.

The United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit has upheld last year's decision that Canadian band Nickelback's song "Rockstar" did not infringe the song "Rock Star" by Snowblind Revival.

A video posted on YouTube allows us to compare segments of the songs side by side.

Product or company names can be important branding BUT may also accidentally infringe existing trademarks.

Copyright attempts to balance the rights of authors with the rights of users. It's this tension - copyrights vs. user rights - that makes copyright so fascinating (…to some people).

A few years ago, Wizards of the Coast (a subsidiary of Hasbro), creators of the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering, developed Magic: The Gathering Online, a video game version of the trading card game.

The Federal Court in Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. v. 9005-5906 Québec Inc. (Resto-bar Mirabel), 2017 FC 590, recently dismissed a copyright infringement action on a summary trial motion.

On 26 June 2023 the Federal Court released their most recent certification decision (Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2023 FC 893 [Salna]) relating to reverse class actions attempting to hold...

On June 22, 2007, amending the Criminal Code to create two new offences for unauthorized recording of movies in movie theatres came into force.

Last week, the White House signed into law the Music Modernization Act (MMA), bringing American copyright law further into the digital age.

Darkness looms over the Internet in Europe as members of the European Parliament voted in favour of the proposed directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market

Copyright and AI is a three-part podcast series from Fasken's Perspectives podcast, exploring how Canadian law is grappling with the rise of generative artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking comments on what the impact would be on providing copyright protection to works created using artificial intelligence,

In a decision last year, GSI (Geophysical Service Incorporated) sued to win control over seismic data that it claimed to own.

The case of Leuthold v. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 2012 FC 748 (CanLII) illustrates several common licensing pitfalls.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (yes, that Rihanna) was unhappy when Topshop, a UK fashion retailer, started selling T-shirts with her image on them. Topshop had obtained a licence from the photographer who took the picture, but not from the singer herself (although it did have other marketing deals with her).