On May 10, 2013, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School Graduate Law Student Association (GLSA) held a two day Graduate Student Law Conference at the Oakham House at Ryerson University in downtown Toronto.

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In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a series of rulings in five major copyright cases (referred to as the “copyright pentalogy”). A new book has just been released that examines the possible long-term impact of these decisions.

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The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective.

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On April 8, 2013, Access Copyright launched a lawsuit against York University.   In the lawsuit, Access Copyright is seeking payment by York University of royalties under the Access Copyright Interim Post-Secondary Education Institutions Tariff, 2011-2013 (“Approved Tariff”), an injunction until all royalty amounts owing are paid, and an order requiring the university to abide by [...]

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