Supreme Court of Canada releases the Viagra decision *

Canada - November 8 2012
In a unanimous decision released November 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada has reversed the judgments of the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal and cleared the way for an affordable generic version of Pfizer’s Viagra to be sold in Canada by Teva Canada Ltd

Co-authors: David Aitken.

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Downloads of video games no longer subject to separate copyright tariff *

Canada - July 17 2012
In 2007 the Copyright Board of Canada held that the download of a video game sold over the Internet constitutes a “communication” and is thus subject to a separate tariff for the communication of the copyrighted work.

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Supreme Court ruling on fair dealing allows teachers to copy materials for students *

Canada - July 17 2012
The Supreme Court recently ruled in Alberta v. Access Copyright that teachers in K-to-12 schools can copy short extracts of works for distribution to their students without incurring liability for copyright infringement.

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iTunes previews not subject to copyright tariff *

Canada - July 17 2012
In SOCAN v. Bell Canada, the Supreme Court upheld the Copyright Board’s decision that the use of previews by online music retailers (such as iTunes) constituted fair dealing for the purpose of research by the purchaser.

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Supreme Court reaches decisions in copyright cases *

Canada - July 13 2012
On July 12, 2012 the Supreme Court of Canada released decisions in five appeals on copyright cases.

Co-authors: Glen Bloom.

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