Although the Toronto housing market may be constantly scrutinized by the Canadian media, it is not often that a copyright infringement case becomes a matter for public consumption. However, the Toronto Star published an Article reporting a settlement between homeowners regarding the alleged infringement of an architectural work.[1] Despite settling, the facts highlight two common […]

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In the United States, moral rights are protected at the federal level through section 106A of the U.S. Copyright Code.[1] The provision provides for the right of attribution and the right of integrity to authors of certain works only. Specifically, authors of works of visual art, which is defined as a painting, drawing, print or […]

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US tech incubator, Rearden LLC, has been engaged in a drawn-out battle over its facial motion-capture technology, MOVA Contour. The disputed software was used to create the famous faces of Beast from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Thanos from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, to name just a few. But little did these movie […]

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On January 19, 2018, IP Osgoode and the Windsor Law’s LTec LAB co-hosted a book launch for Prof. Pascale Chapdelaine’s new book, Copyright User Rights, Contracts, and the Erosion of Property. The event featured a talk by the author on her influences and the book’s key themes and takeaways, as well an introduction by Bob Tarantino, which […]

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