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Category: Digital Downloads
Running An Unsecured WiFi Network Is Still Not Negligent
Bleiberg Entertainment was unsuccessful in its argument that running a WiFi network without password protection is negligent in tort law. Bleiberg was aiming to force disclosure of ISP subscriber information to launch copyright…
in Book Review, Canada, Copyright, Digital Downloads, Fair Dealing, Feature Post, IP, Music Industry, Music Industry, Supreme Court of Canada0by Editor
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The Context of the Supreme Court’s Copyright Cases
In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada created history by simultaneously releasing five copyright judgments: Entertainment Software Association v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of…
in Canada, Copyright, Digital Downloads, Fair Dealing, Feature Post, Internet, IP, Music Industry, Music Industry, Supreme Court of Canada, Technology, Telecommunications0by Editor
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The Internet Taxi: Collective Management of Copyright and the Making Available Right, after the Pentalogy
Just after the adoption of Bill C-11,[1] the Supreme Court of Canada handed down five decisions, which are now referred to as the “pentalogy”, to follow the heretofore famous trilogy.[2]…
in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy, Canada, Commercialization, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Digital Downloads, Infringement, Internet, Internet Sharing, IP, IP Reform, Jurisdiction, Open-Source, Ownership, Regulatory Policy, UK, Uncategorized, US0by Editor
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Game of Thones - Piracy is Coming
TorrentFreak has reported that the first episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones season three broke historic download records, with more than a million as of April 1st, 2013. Canada ranked…
in Copyright, Digital Downloads, Infringement, IP, Jurisdiction, MediaLaws, Ownership, US0by Editor
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AEREO, Cable, What's The Difference?
The world of copyright law is constantly evolving and adapting to changes and innovations. No case better captures this ongoing evolution than the recent American decision of WNET, THIRTEEN, FOX…