Introduction to the panel After two exciting and lively debates on the principle of technological neutrality (see Sebastian Beck-Wattâs coverage here) and reproduction rights (see Paul Blizzardâs coverage here), IP Osgoodeâs Unpack SODRAC symposium turned to a new panel to âunpackâ the paragraphs of CBC v SODRAC [SODRAC] concerning the mandatory (or not) nature of tariffs […]
With the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games (the âGamesâ) upon us, IP enthusiasts are eagerly debating the issues surrounding the Games with respect to â well, IP law. One of the many debates permeating conversations is whether athletes can protect sports moves as intellectual property. For example, can a swimmer copyright a secret way of pulling their arms through water? […]
What does it mean to be âsubstantialâ? No, this is not the kind of question that requires a long reflective look in the mirror (unless thatâs your thing...Iâm more of the âstare into a sunset pensivelyâ type), but it is the kind of question the Copyright Board recently tried to answer in its May 23rd decision: Access […]
On November 27th, 2012, IP Osgoode was pleased to welcome The Honourable Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein of the Supreme Court of Canada to share his thoughts with respect to the 5 important copyright cases (known as the âCopyright Pentalogyâ) that he took part in deciding earlier this year.
On July 12, 2012, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal launched by Re:Sound, rejecting an application for Tariffs on soundtracks accompanying cinematographic works. The SCC held that a sound recording accompanied by a video is precluded from collecting the s.19 remuneration right.
Last month, the SCC refused leave to appeal from the FCAâs decision in Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association v. SOCAN. Â The FCA had undertaken the judicial review of a tariff decision by the Copyright Board. The tariff covered the communication of musical works, in the form of cell phone ringtones, from suppliers to subscribers. At issue […]