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In its decision in 1395804 Ontario Ltd (Blacklock's Reporter) v Canada (Attorney General), the Federal Court reaffirmed the broad nature of the Copyright Act's ("Act") fair dealing exception for research and made clear that the licit acquisition and valid use of a password does not constitute...

In Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., once again the Supreme Court has had to consider an appeal from a decision of the Copyright Board.

Canada's notice-and-notice regime, intended to deal with online copyright infringement, has come into force as of January 2, 2015.

Canada is a party to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention).

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the Canadian government launched a consultation on "a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries", seeking comments from the public until May 31.

After many years of calls for reform by intellectual property rights owners, the Canadian government introduced legislation on March 1, 2013 aimed at fighting counterfeiting.

Trader Corporation (Trader) and CarGurus, Inc. (CarGurus) are competitors in the marketplace for online ads for new and used vehicles.

On Oct. 21, 2022, Cardi B was cleared of any wrongdoing for using a back tattoo on the cover of an album she released in 2016. The album depicts Cardi B and a man in a provocative sexual position together.

Photographer Edmond Chung's fashion photos of Brandy Melville Canada Ltd. employee Catherine Moisan were destined to be viewed on Instagram and Facebook.

On December 23, 2013, a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in the copyright infringement action involving the children’s cartoon television show "The Adventures of Robinson Curiosity" and the impugned copy "Robinson Sucroë".

Negotiating a cross-border manufacturing and supply agreement presents unique challenges to both the seller and the buyer.

A recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union has clarified that downloading and posting a document originally on another website is copyright infringement.

Damon Pourshian wrote a script and made a short film titled "Inside Out" when he was a student at Sheridan College's Faculty of Film and Television in 2002 in their Media Arts Program ("Sheridan").

Intellectual property law has had an increasingly important place in international trade agreements and negotiations for many years.

The Defendants brought a motion to stay the portion of the action commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing claims under the Copyright Act, until the copyright owners are added as parties to the action or agree to be bound by any decision of the Court and authorize the Plaintiffs to be their representatives in the action. The Plaintiffs opposed the motion.

If photos are available on the internet, then… they're free for the taking, right?