I had the pleasure of speaking today at the Canadian Chapter of the International Institute of Communications annual conference, held virtually. I spoke chiefly about the following cases and developments:
- Bell Media Inc. v. GoldTV.Biz, 2019 FC 1432
- Rogers Communications Inc. v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2018 SCC 38
- Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2019 FC 1047
- ME2 Productions, Inc. v. Doe, 2019 FC 214
- TVB Productions v Doe, Bell Canada, Order Aalto CMJ, March 3, 2020
- Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66
- Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43
- York University v. The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2020 FCA 77
- Statement Amending the Statement Limiting the Right to Equitable Remuneration of Certain Rome Convention or WPPT Countries, Canada Gazette, March 24, 2020
The video of the talk will remain online for at least 90 days @ https://vsi.vidyocloud.com/join/sF8qtsUlYH. Thereafter, it may be available at the IIC Canada website.
My slides are shown below.
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