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By Occasional Contributors | 6 Minutes Read June 15, 2016

Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc.: Who is the author of videogame software for copyright purposes?

Last December, the Quebec Superior Court issued its decision in Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc.[1], in which it attempted to clarify the notion of co-authorship (and by implication, copyright ownership) of a videogame. This case marks the first time that the issue of authorship of a videogame was ever considered by a Canadian court (and one of the very few Canadian cases to consider authorship of software more generally).

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / author, authorship of a videogame, benefit of registering copyright, co-author, contribution remains distinct from the work, contribution to the work, Copyright Act, copyright counsel, copyright ownership, copyrightable components, Extreme Road Trip, licensing, limited contribution, profit sharing agreement, Seggie v. Roofdog Games, software, software-industry, videogame, work of joint authorship

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read March 26, 2010

Slaw: Labour mobility and the legal profession

The Agreement on Internal Trade mandates that any worker certified, licensed, registered or officially recognized in one province or territory, upon application, will be certified, licensed, registered or officially recognized for that same occupation by any other province or territory without the worker being required to undertake any material additional requirements, such as education, training, examination or assessments. However, provinces and territories have the right to maintain specific occupational standards and can adopt exceptions to certification requirements based on legitimate objectives. The legal profession is one of the occupations that needs to be recognized among the provinces and territories, but is also one of the professions with exceptions to full labour mobility in Canada. Read the whole article on Slaw.ca.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations / Agreement on Internal Trade, AIT, certification, labour mobility, legal profession, licensing, slaw.ca

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