Howard Knopf points to a recent Federal Court case in which Microsoft was awarded $250,000 arising from copyright infringement of its software.
Microsoft Wins Big Damage Award in Copyright Case
May 5, 2009
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Good second last line
“Canada’s copyright laws do have teeth when enforcement is clearly warranted and when the plaintiff is prepared to take the necessary steps to go through the judicial process.”
Pretty much says it all. USTR, take notice. Oops, I forgot, the USTR doesn’t care about the actual laws in place, only if it favours US industries.