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Substantially Different or Substantially the Same Approach to Copyright Infringement?

Substantially Different or Substantially the Same Approach to Copyright Infringement?

In Cinar Corporation v Robinson, The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a copyright protected work can be infringed not only by literal reproduction, but also by copying substantial features from a work. In the decision, which awarded damages to the author of a children's TV show, the court clarified the test for substantial reproduction... or did […]