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When copyright in a work transfers to the Crown: Keatley v. Teranet

When does copyright transfer to the Crown under the Copyright Act? The Supreme Court clarified this in a landmark ruling released earlier today in Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43, authoritatively interpreting Section 12 of the Act.

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Paradigm shift 2: More recommended changes to Canadian copyright law announced

On June 3, 2019, Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology released its Statutory Review of the Copyright Act. Section 92 of the Copyright Act mandates that the Act must be reviewed every five years by a parliamentary committee, and this Statutory Review was the first comprehensive review conducted since the overhaul of Canada's copyright legislation in 2012 with the adoption of the Copyright Modernization Act.

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Notice-and-notice regime in Canada: Don't include a settlement offer in your copyright infringement notice

Under the "Notice-and-Notice" regime, copyright owners may send a written notice to any Canadian they suspect of infringing their copyright through an internet service provider or host.

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