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Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
The Federal Court recently released a decision in Alam v. Drew Bieber (2024 FC 499) arising from a motion for default judgment. The plaintiff, a self-represented litigant...
Fasken
When building a PowerPoint presentation it can be very tempting to search the internet for the perfect photo, image, graph, or piece of music to liven up your slides and illustrate a particular point.
Fasken
The Federal Court recently released its decision in Alberta et al v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2024 FC 292...
MLT Aikins LLP
GenAI is, at its most basic, artificial intelligence that generates content according to whatever instructions the user feeds the software.
Dentons
With all of the ongoing excitement surrounding AI companies and the AI industry generally, how can prospective investors and acquirors properly assess risk and determine which AI companies are truly valuable?...
Bereskin & Parr LLP
2023 saw several important developments in Canadian intellectual property litigation. Below, we discuss several of these topics, including the court placing limits on summary trials...
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that the Royal Canadian Legion did not infringe an author's moral rights by selling poppy patterned...
Bereskin & Parr LLP
The Canadian Copyright Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42 provides authors with two types of moral rights: integrity and attribution (the right to be associated with the work or to remain anonymous).
Nelligan Law
In a courtroom drama that could rival a Warholian masterpiece, the Andy Warhol Foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith have finally put their legal...
Field LLP
In a recent and notable incident in British Columbia, the legal profession was given a stark reminder of the pitfalls associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal practice.
Torys LLP
Copyright ownership is a nuanced and highly contextual area of legal analysis. In this video, Andrew Bernstein and Alexandra Peterson discuss the essentials...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
For many startups and scaleups, intellectual property (IP) is crucial to the company's competitive advantage and, therefore, its overall success and value.
Lenczner Slaght LLP
Few pop icons have navigated the art of protecting their intellectual property as well as Taylor Swift. Not only does Taylor Swift have an outstanding knack...
MLT Aikins LLP
Intellectual property (IP) rights are key assets for businesses, so it's important to know what types of rights are protectable and what actions that can be taken to enforce these rights.
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Scott MacKendrick and Andrew McIntosh's article "2023's Procedural Developments in IP Litigation" was published in the Toronto Law Journal.
Cassels
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.
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Amazon is one of Canada's most popular and profitable online marketplaces, but it is not the wild west. Sellers must take care not to make false or misleading statements about competitors...
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala LLP
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.
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Crown Copyright is controversial in Canada. Set out under section 12 of the Copyright Act, Supreme Court Justices have cautioned that, read literally...
Goodmans LLP
As reported by Reuters and BNN Breaking, Warner Music, Sony Music and their subsidiaries (the "Major Music Labels") have reportedly filed a lawsuit against Altice USA ("Altice")...
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