Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. On July 30, the Supreme Court of Canada released…
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The Fairest of Them All: Justice Abella’s Legacy in Canadian Copyright Law
Photo Credits: Philippe Landreville, Supreme Court of Canada Collection. Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. May…
Australia’s Federal Court is “Not Gonna Cop It”
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler (Unsplash) Shawn Dhue is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On April 30, Australia’s Federal Court issued the highest damage award the country has…
A “Legitimate Political Purpose”: Federal Court Rules the Conservative Party Played “Fair” in the 2019 Federal Election
Photo Credit: Element5 Digital (Unsplash) Sabrina Macklai is an IPilogue Senior Editor and a 2L JD Candidate at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. The 2019 Canadian federal election season was ripe with controversy.…
Access Copyright and the Path to Extended Collective Licensing
Before 2004, copyright laws in Canada only protected owners’ rights in their work. Enter CCH v Law Society of Upper Canada (“CCH”), where the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) introduced the…
Wiseau Studio, LLC v Harper: Good News for Canadian Filmmakers on Fair Dealing and Documentaries
Justice Paul Schabas has provided artists in Canada with the most authoritative statement yet on the bounds of fair dealing as it applies to documentary films in releasing his decision…