IPilogue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This past Monday, Osgoode’s very own Professor David Vaver delivered the 2021 Brace lecture on “User Rights: Fair Use and Beyond” as the series’ very first international speaker from outside the United States. That anyone’s use of a copyright-protected work infringes the copyright owner’s property.

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Fair Use Copyright Law Copyright Intellectual Property 110

Copyright Lately

MAY 17, 2021

Parody is tricky, both as an art form and as a matter of copyright law. And putting aside its pure entertainment value, the sketch also raises some interesting questions about just how much of an original work may be taken before parodic fair use crosses the line into copyright infringement.

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Fair Use Copying Television Social Media 95

Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

First, the 2012 reform of fair dealing largely codified existing copyright law, which included private study and research as fair dealing purposes. In fact, it fell well short of calls to adopt a “fair use” standard in Canada similar to that found in the U.S. The caselaw on Canadian copyright is unequivocal.

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Copyright Licensing Higher Education Fair Use 54

Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 25, 2021

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. ” In 2004, video game publisher Capcom contacted MKR, the film’s producer, to inquire about about obtaining a license to use elements from the film in one of its games.

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Copyright Cinema Copying Copyright Infringement 144