Archives de l’auteur : Brightblue

The Supreme Court of Canada has rendered two other intellectual property decisions.  This time, both concern the protection of famous trademarks, i.e. Barbie, the doll vs. the Montreal restaurants; and Veuve Clicquot, the champagne vs. the clothing stores.  Final answer: trademarks are … Continuer la lecture →

Ok, since our in-house blogger is busy with international affairs lately, let me quickly mention that a few Canadian artists have formed Canadian Music Creators Coalition to explain their views on Internet music downloading and met with Heritage and Industry Canada to … Continuer la lecture →

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Canoe has an article about Canadian Association of University Teachers’ position over changes to the Copyright Act in regards to extended blanket licensing proposed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. A more detailed account of Canadian Association of … Continuer la lecture →

Remember back in February, CRIA asked five Canadian ISPs to hand over the names of 29 IP addresses allegedly used in distributing musical works? And then remember the Federal Court denied the motion for disclosure in March? The latest development, … Continuer la lecture →

The Supreme Court of Canada had the last word on the Tariff 22 case today: Canadian ISPs who are merely providing the internet connection to users do not owe any royalties to composers and performers for music downloaded. Read the … Continuer la lecture →

Ever wonder what progress of science lies behind those brownish badly cut recycle piece of half-a-decent-ring cardboard that coffeee shops use as cup holder for your very warm coffee? Well, I took a look at the ones used by Second … Continuer la lecture →

University of Ottawa’s Law and Technology Program is hosting another conference. « The Internet and the Law – A Global Conversation » will be held on October 1st and 2nd. So who’s coming?!? It will be fun!

Go to Lex Informatica for your dose of Canadian information technology law updates. And the Toronto Star mentions CanFLI, the Canadian File-Sharing Legal Information Network, a website dedicated to informing the public « about Canadian copyright law, privacy law, and the … Continuer la lecture →

Those were the words from Judge Noonan of the 9th Circuit while listening to the oral argument from one of the plaintiff’s lawyers, Cary Ramos, in the MGM v. Groskter case. The judge seemed annoyed by Ramos’ continuous use of … Continuer la lecture →

The Globe and Mail reports that so far, at least one ISP, Shaw Communications Inc., has decided to fight the Canadian Recording Industry Association on its request to hand over information in regards to some of its customers who allegedly … Continuer la lecture →

Well, it’s been more than a month since the Copyright Board came out with its decision Private Copying III. For the sake of simplicity and to make future reference to the decision easier, I am putting up a little summary … Continuer la lecture →