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Typically, registration of copyright in the United States requires a single application (and application fee) for each work in which copyright registration is applied for.

It has been reported that game publisher Square Enix has filed suit against 15 unknown defendants, alleging copyright infringement over the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

BLG’s Advertising, Marketing and Sponsorship Group recently held a Continuing Legal Education session titled "Marketing Law News Flashes: Recent Updates and Reminders".

On September 12, 2018, European Union lawmakers passed a copyright reform directive that aims to update copyright policy for the digital age.

This case concerned an instructor (Mejia) who was terminated by his employer (LaSalle) for "professional unacceptable behaviour".

As we noted in our earlier post the bill known as Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 was tabled in the House of Commons on May 7, 2015.

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has introduced a digital certification service that transforms how applicants and rights holders obtain official IP documents. This new electronic system promises faster processing times and enhanced convenience compared to traditional paper-based methods. What does this mean for patent, trademark, industrial design, and copyright holders navigating IP prosecution and enforcement?

My article Click and Copy: Breach of Online License Agreements and Copyright Infringement was published in Canadian Intellectual Property Review in December.

Together with Industry Canada and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the Canadian Competition Bureau has commissioned a review paper of several major issues arising at the interface between competition law and intellectual property law.

On June 29, 2012, Bill C-11 passed third reading in the Senate and received royal assent.

Canada’s copyright reform process took a significant step forward this week as the House of Commons passed Bill C-11, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (also referred to as the Copyright Modernization Act).

In the final presentation, Tom O'Reilly offered his insights into the ongoing case of Access Copyright v. York University.

The extended term of protection also does not have the effect of reviving copyright or rights to remunerations that expired prior to June 23, 2015.

On September 8, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 regarding certification of a reverse class action (i.e. where there is a class of defendants rather than plaintiffs) for pursuing copyright infringement claims.

The Monkey Selfie Caper apparently has legs, as they say in the news business. Long legs with opposable toes.

Every year, around December, one name comes to mind: Mariah Carey, thanks to her hit song "All I want for Christmas is You". But this Christmas, Carey faces a renewed lawsuit...

The Federal Court has issued a landmark ruling on stream ripping services that circumvent YouTube's security measures to create permanent downloads of content meant only for streaming.

The Federal Court of Canada recently issued Canada's first ever site blocking order in Bell Media Inc v GoldTV Services, 2019 FC 1432.