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Superman’s (Termination) Kryptonite: Subsequent Agreements – Warner Bros and DC Comics win fight over Superman’s Copyright
October 22, 2012 by Adam Jacobs (IPilogue Editor) DC Comics v Pacific Pictures Corp et al, the recent decision of a Central District of California court to deny termination rights to the heirs of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, may be legally based in American copyright law. However, the case has its roots, loosely speaking, in Canada.
Short, Sweet and Stirring the Pot: Canada’s Copyright Board Holds Category 4 Copies are Fair Dealing
October 4, 2012 by Adam Jacobs (IPilogue Editor) In a brief decision released September 19, the Copyright Board of Canada held that the Category 4 copies at issue in Alberta (Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) [Access Copyright] constituted fair dealing for the purposes of research and private study.
The Fivefecta: Canada’s Supreme Court Releases 5 Significant Copyright Decisions
July 12, 2012 by Adam Jacobs (IPilogue Editor) Without a background in horse racing, I feel comfortable expressing today as a “Fivefecta”. Since Monday’s announcement that the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) would release judgments in five critically important copyright appeals heard on December 6 and 7, 2011, there has been a growing excitement in the Copyright community. The decisions from these appeals, which arose out of proceedings from the Copyright Board of Canada, were released at 9:45am this morning and are already being viewed as significant victories for fair dealing and user’s rights. In addition, Osgoode IP professors David Vaver, Giuseppina D’Agostino and Carys Craig were cited throughout the decisions. Below are some first impressions from today’s monumental copyright pentalogy.
Whose Copyright Reigns Supreme? Copyright and Reality Television Shows
June 21, 2012 by Adam Jacobs (IPilogue Editor) The battle’s heating up, but this time it’s not in kitchen stadium – it’s in the courthouse. Today’s secret ingredient – copyright which protects reality TV shows such as Iron Chef, American Idol, Real World, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (MXC) and Big Brother. |
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