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Previews of musical works do not infringe copyright

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • July 13 2012

As we've discussed in a number of recent blog posts, the Supreme Court of Canada this week released a number of major copyright-related decisions

How "the public" can equal one person

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • December 8 2010

In early September 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal concurred with an earlier decision of the Canadian Copyright Board "(Board)" holding that the download by a single user of a music file from an online music service is a communication of the musical work to the public by telecommunication

UK ruling - internet jurisdiction based on server location?

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada, United Kingdom
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  • November 30 2010

Recently, a court in the UK (Football Dataco Ltd et al. v. Sportradar GmbH) found that the location of a server determined the appropriate jurisdiction to regulate internet content

Talking about your case on your blog? You may have just waived privilege

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 30 2010

On October 22, 2010, an American magistrate judge ruled that a plaintiff suing Universal Music Corp. for improperly sending a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) waived a number of heads of attorney-client privilege by discussing the details of her legal case by email and on a blog

Theft, pie and the public domain

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 11 2010

The power of social media was on full display this past week, as the unauthorized publication of a recipe for apple pie drew a quick and virulent online response