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Seggie v. Roofdog Games

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).

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