Sometimes called “the Apple iTunes” case, SOCAN v Bell, 2012 SCC 36 was one of the five copyright rulings released by the Supreme Court of Canada last week. The case…
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Rogers v. SOCAN: The SCC Streamlines its Stance on On-Demand Streaming
The much anticipated Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Rogers Communications Inc v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 35 (Rogers v SOCAN), culminated with a…
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…
The Fivefecta: Canada’s Supreme Court Releases 5 Significant Copyright Decisions
Without a background in horse racing, I feel comfortable expressing today as a “Fivefecta”. Since Monday’s announcement that the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) would release judgments in five critically…
SCC Renders Judgements in Copyright Pentalogy
This morning at 9:45am, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered it’s judgements in five major copyright cases. These judgements will shape Canada’s copyright law for many years to come. The…
Trade Secrets, Transparency, and Temporality
Access to information is generally important in a free and democratic society. It’s particularly important in the context of regulating drugs, medical devices, and other products. In Merck Frosst Canada…