The Toronto Sun notes that the controversial provisions in the Olympic marks legislation – enacted to guard against ambush marketing in advance of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics – expired at the end of 2010. I wrote about the legislation here.
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Copyright Predictions for 2011
Howard Knopf posts 12 copyright law and reform predictions for 2011, with an emphasis on Canada.
Public Domain Day 2011
Wallace McLean offers his annual Public Domain Day list of authors whose works entered into the public domain on January 1, 2011.
Supreme Court Grants Leave to Hear Song Previews as Fair Dealing Case
Fair dealing is heading back to the Supreme Court of Canada. This morning, the court granted leave to hear an appeal of SOCAN v. Bell Canada, the case in which the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed that 30 second song previews can constitute fair dealing under the Copyright Act since […]
CanLII Seeking New President
CanLII, a leader in free access to law, is seeking a new President. If you’re interested, please apply (I’m a CanLII board member).
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