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43(B)log
MARCH 28, 2024
If policy terms are “ambiguous or capable of more than one reasonable meaning, the policy will be strictly construed in favor of the insured and against the insurer.” The problem was that the policy and the exclusion were “clearly worded, specific, and directly contradictory to each other.
Michael Geist
MARCH 8, 2023
In doing so, he has left no doubt about the government’s true intent with Bill C-11: retain power and flexibility to regulate user content. But regardless of the upcoming legislative steps, the government has left no doubt about its position.
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IP Intelligence
JUNE 7, 2022
The court based its decision on the plain language of the statute and prior Federal Circuit decisions that considered inventorship in different contexts. The court declined to consider any policy arguments, reasoning that such issues should be left to Congress. Any policy arguments counseling otherwise are simply irrelevant.
LexBlog IP
JUNE 7, 2022
The court based its decision on the plain language of the statute and prior Federal Circuit decisions that considered inventorship in different contexts. The court declined to consider any policy arguments, reasoning that such issues should be left to Congress. Any policy arguments counseling otherwise are simply irrelevant.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
This is the statutory language (from Section 230(e)(5)(A))at issue: Section 230(c)(1) does not apply to “any claim in a civil action brought under section 1595 of title 18, if the conduct underlying the claim constitutes a violation of section 1591 ” (emphasis added). Prior courts have split on this question.
Michael Geist
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Scott’s adventure with Bill C-11 started with an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on May 18 th , when he was asked about user content regulation by MP Rachael Thomas: Thomas: So all these individuals are individual users creating content. What did you mean by the term “regulate” at that time?
Michael Geist
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
There is a reason the government and those groups speak of Schitt’s Creek and not Gotta Love Trump (both Cancon) and cat videos rather than Brousseau (who goes by ResilientInuk) as they seek to diminish the value of digital creators and avoid hard questions about Cancon. . But then Simons asked directly about the interpretation of Section 4.2
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