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Striking the balance between privacy interests and commercial use SCC denies leave in Alberta licence plate case

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • November 25 2011

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal in the case Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Leon’s Furniture Limited

Software sale or software licence? US appeals court draws the line in Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc. appeal

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

For software developers seeking to protect copyright in their works, a recent appeals court decision underscores the importance of carefully drafting shrink-wrap agreements so that those agreements are construed as licences and not sales agreements

Supreme Court to hear case on defamation liability for hyperlinking

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on whether hyperlinking to defamatory material on another website can give rise to liability for defamation

Australia's federal court finds ISPs aren’t liable for their subscribers’ copyright infringement

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 13 2010

The Federal Court of Australia released its important decision in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v. iiNet Limited regarding the liability of Internet service providers (ISPs) for acts of copyright infringement by their subscribers

US Court of Appeals upholds i4i’s award and injunction against Microsoft

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

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released its decision in Microsoft's appeal against Toronto-based i4i Limited Partnership

Appeal court finds no defamation liability for hyperlinking

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • October 31 2009

In Crookes v. Newton, the BC Court of Appeal recently considered whether hyperlinking to another website or article that contains defamatory material gives rise to liability for defamation