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Servers ordered produced to the court for determination of what information to send to the U.S. government

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Canada, USA
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January 23 2013

American prosecutors alleged that individuals and Megaupload are parties to criminal infringement of copyright, conspiracy to infringe copyright

Forget about Georgia - Ray Charles' children have copyright royalties on their mind

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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November 2 2012

When Ray Charles passed away in 2004, his twelve children had accepted a $500,000 irrevocable trust and agreed that they would not seek anything further from his estate following his death

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 9)

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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October 30 2012

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and which are supposed to be covered by E&O insurance

Copyright round-up international developments

Buddle Findlay
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Canada, New Zealand, USA
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August 7 2012

The public profile of copyright has never been as high as it is now mainly as a result of high-profile public campaigns around the section 92A "three strikes" regime and opposing ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

“Idea theft” lawsuits gain new life in United States

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada, USA
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June 29 2012

In a case with several important echoes to Canadian appellate law, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has revived the actor’s Hayden Christensen’s “idea theft” lawsuit against the USA Network this week in the Forest Park Pictures v. Universal Television Network Inc. decision

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 7)

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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February 28 2012

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and which are supposed to be covered by E&O insurance, and which aims to demonstrate that what might seem to a producer to be paranoia on the part of their lawyer is, in fact, well-founded

Creating contracts by email - "written" doesn't always mean "in writing"

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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November 14 2011

Two recent court decisions (one Canadian, one American) serve as useful reminders that binding contracts and assignments of rights can be created via exchanges of emails almost as easily as they can be created by "written" documents

What is a "sculpture" for copyright purposes? Can an action be brought for the infringement of a foreign copyright?

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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Canada, United Kingdom, USA
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September 21 2011

In an article published in March 2010, we commented on a decision of the English Court of Appeal which considered the meaning of the term "sculpture" in a copyright context as well as a conflict of law issue

ASCAP, SOCAN, public performances and telecommunications

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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September 30 2010

The US Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in US v ASCAP (sometimes referred to as ASCAP v RealNetworks) has generated a surprising amount of commentary - particularly from practitioners and academics outside of the United States

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Servers ordered produced to the court for determination of what information to send to the U.S. government

Forget about Georgia - Ray Charles' children have copyright royalties on their mind

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 9)

Copyright round-up international developments

“Idea theft” lawsuits gain new life in United States

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 7)

Creating contracts by email - "written" doesn't always mean "in writing"

What is a "sculpture" for copyright purposes? Can an action be brought for the infringement of a foreign copyright?

ASCAP, SOCAN, public performances and telecommunications

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