The Canadian government’s Bill C-86, its Budget Implementation Act, features several notable provisions designed to curb intellectual property misuse. I posted yesterday on the rejection of “harmonized” statutory damages with the copyright collective system and new limits on the content of notices under the copyright notice-and-notice rules, with the government banning the inclusion of settlement demands or other requests for payment. Internet providers that receive notices that do not comply with the requirements will not be required to forward them to their subscribers. The bill also takes on patent misuse, including rolling out a framework for regulating patent demand letters in an effort to stop patent trolling.
Archive for October 31st, 2018
The LawBytes Podcast
Recent Posts
Making the Best of a Bad Provision: Why Canada Should Work Toward a Copyright Term Extension Registration Requirement
Taking Value out of the Copyright Tariff Process: The Copyright Board’s Access Copyright Post-Secondary Tariff Decision
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 35: Allen Mendelsohn on Canada’s Copyright Site Blocking Saga
Honouring Ian Kerr’s Legacy: University of Ottawa Launches the Kerr Fellows Program
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 34: The Fight to Save the Dot-Org
Recent Podcasts
- Episode 35: Allen Mendelsohn on Canada’s Copyright Site Blocking Saga December 9, 2019
- Episode 34: The Fight to Save the Dot-Org December 2, 2019
- Episode 33: “Canadian Patenting is Not Going to Drive Anything” – Aidan Hollis on New Research on Patents and Innovation November 25, 2019
- Episode 32: Reflections from the Open Source Member of Parliament – A Conversation with Ex-MP David Graham November 18, 2019
- Episode 31: Is Canadian Media in a Financial Crisis? – Marc Edge With a Different Take on What the Data Says November 11, 2019