July 16, 2012 – IP Osgoode

July 16, 2012in Canada, Cloud Services, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Digital Downloads, Digital Locks, Feature Post, Gaming, Internet, IP, IP Reform, Music Industry, Music Industry, Supreme Court of Canada, Technology, Telecommunications1by Editor

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ESAC v. SOCAN – Battle Lines Drawn in Copyright Pentalogy

Entertainment Software Association of Canada v SOCAN was one of two 5-4 split decisions of the copyright pentalogy decisions released on July 12. Online media and software producers and distributors…

July 16, 2012in Copyright, Copyright Reform, Digital Libraries, Infringement, Literary Works0by Editor

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Google Plays Nice with French Publishers, Trial Scheduled in the U.S.

In June, Google, Inc. received some welcome news in France after the lawsuits instigated by the French Publishers Association (Syndicat national de l’édition) and the French Author’s Association (Société des…