Copyright lawyers always want to keep up with developments in copyright law. Earlier this week I gave my annual copyright update to copyright lawyers at an ALAI Canada meeting. A copy of my presentation can be accessed below.
The cases I canvassed are listed below. The focus of my talk was on copyright developments that would be of interest to Canadian lawyers. However, I also referred to several U.S. cases for comparative purposes.
- Techno-Pieux Inc. v. Techno Piles Inc., 2023 FC 581. 1
- Arc en ciel RH v. Services Swissnova inc., 2023 QCCA 1151. 2
- GE Renewable Energy Canada Inc. v. Canmec Industrial Inc., 2024 FC 322. 3
- Itar-Tass Russian News v. Russian Kurier 153 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 1998) 7
- Canadian Standards Ass’n v. P.S. Knight Co. 1:20-cv-01160-LY (W.D. Tex. Feb. 9, 2022) 8
- Dish Network L.L.C. v. TV Net Solutions, LLC Case No: 6:12-cv-1629-Orl-41TBS (M.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2014) 8
- Mullett v. Frigon, 2023 BCCRT 1116. 9
- Deslauriers v. Michaud, 2023 QCCS 3340. 13
- Voltage Holdings, LLC v. Doe #1, 2023 FCA 194. 14
- Alberta v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2024 FC 292. 19
- Best Carpet Values Inc. v. Google, LLC, No. 22-15899 (9th Cir. Jan. 11, 2024)
- ML Genius Holdings LLC v. Google LLC, No. 20-3113 (2d Cir. Mar. 10, 2022)
- Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd. 23-cv-00201-WHO (N.D. Cal. Oct. 30, 2023) 22
- Tremblay v. Openai, Inc. 23-cv-03223-AMO (N.D. Cal. Feb. 12, 2024) 23
- Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2023 FC 893. 23
- Videotron Ltd. v. Konek Technologies Inc., 2023 FCA 92. 25
- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., 573 U.S. 431 (2014)
- Millennium Funding, Inc. v. Bell Canada, 2023 FC 764. 26
- Burberry Limited v. Ward, 2023 FC 1257. 29
- Sony Music Entm’t v. Cox Commc’ns, Inc., 464 F. Supp. 3d 795 (E.D. Va. 2020) rev’d in part, Sony Music Entm’t v. Cox Commc’ns, No. 21-1168 (4th Cir. Feb. 20, 2024) 31
- French v. Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command), 2024 FCA 6. 33
- Governing Council of the University of Toronto v. Easy Group Inc. (Easy Education), 2024 FC 206 35
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Vidéotron Ltée, 2023 FC 1385 36
- Keezio Group, LLC v The Shrunks’ Family Toy Company Inc., 2024 BCSC 64. 40
- Bell Canada v. Adwokat, 2023 FCA 106. 42
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. v. White (Beast IPTV), 2023 FC 907. 42
A copy of my presentation is accessible below. It extracts important parts of authorities I included in the talk under descriptive headings and includes highlights to aid review by interested copyright lawyers.