SOCAN v. Bell: A Victory for Fair Dealing, Consumers?
Sometimes called “the Apple iTunes” case, SOCAN v Bell, 2012 SCC 36 was one of the five copyright rulings released by the Supreme Court of
July 19, 2012
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Category: Fair Dealing
The Fivefecta: Canada’s Supreme Court Releases 5 Significant Copyright Decisions
Without a background in horse racing, I feel comfortable expressing today as a “Fivefecta”. Since Monday’s announcement that the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) would
July 12, 2012
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Not-so-Fair Dealing: How Access Copyright is Limiting Access to Copyrighted Materials
In light of the recent Quebec student protests (see here), and the support that the protests are gaining nationwide, one might suspect that there would
June 28, 2012
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Happy(?) Birthday, Bill C-11!
After years of debate (almost 15, to be precise) and numerous revisions and cancellations (4, to be precise), Bill C-11 or An Act to Amend
June 19, 2012
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US Tax Funded Research: Sick of Pay-Per-View?
Free online access to tax-funded scientific research is the most recent movement by American open-access advocate group Access2Research. The group calls for a policy similar
June 3, 2012
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Oracle Fails to Predict Copyright Case Outcome Against Google
The copyright and patent dispute between Oracle and Google continues, however a partial verdict on the copyright side of the debate has been handed down.
May 22, 2012
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