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Suing for snooping privacy intrusion actionable in Ontario

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 23 2012

In Jones v. Tsige, the Court of Appeal for Ontario recently ruled that there is a tort of “intrusion upon seclusion” in this province and awarded $10,000 in damages to a woman whose banking records were surreptitiously accessed by a fellow employee

Originality and cartoon characters Supreme Court to hear CinarRobinson copyright cases

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 31 2012

The Supreme Court recently granted leave to appeal in four copyright cases arising from the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal in the France Animation v

Tariff 22 saga continues copyright board issues second part of Tariff on Internet music use

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 11 2009

Continuing a saga that has lasted for 13-plus years, the Copyright Board has delivered its reasons in Tariff 22

Microsoft wins substantial damages award for unauthorized distribution of its software

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • July 28 2009

A federal court has granted Microsoft Corporation default judgment against two PC Village businesses and two individuals associated with the businesses in an action for copyright and trade-mark infringement

Internet previews of music can be fair dealing under copyright

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 11 2010

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released an important ruling on the scope of the fair-dealing exception, in a judicial review of the Copyright Board’s decision on SOCAN Tariff 22.A

Employer’s computer-use policy supports termination for cause

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 11 2010

A well-drafted computer-use policy can provide evidence to uphold a termination for cause and can protect an employer from harassment claims, as recent case law illustrates

Court finds Fung and Isohunt liable for inducing copyright infringement

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • February 11 2010

A California District Court recently granted members of the Motion Pictures Association of America summary judgment in a copyright infringement action against Gary Fung and four websites operated by him, including Isohunt, one of Canada's largest BitTorrent sites

Federal Court of Appeal upholds educational tariff certified by Copyright Board

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 11 2010

The Federal Court of Appeal recently released an important decision on the subject of fair dealing in the K-12 educational sector

Federal Court of Appeal renders decision on satellite radio judicial review applications

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 24 2011

The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed two judicial review applications of the Copyright Board's 2009 decision on satellite radio

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Tariff 22.A judicial review applications

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 11 2010

In a decision impacting Internet Service Providers, online music services and copyright owners, the Federal Court of Appeal has held that a download of a music file from an online music service to a single user is a communication of the musical work to the public under the Copyright Act