How much to pay for a music download?
The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that no royalty is payable for downloads (should that be “streaming”?) of those 30 second previews of music. Apparently, it falls with the fair dealing...
View ArticleIntellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2012 – exposure draft
IP Australia has released for public comment an exposure draft of the proposed Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2012. The Bill has 2 purposes: to amend the Patents Act 1990 in light of the...
View ArticleThe Canadian copyright ‘pentalogy’
Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada handed down 5 decisions on the same day relating to fair dealing and other issues arising from digital transmission of copyright material. In a number of...
View ArticleCanada’s IP and antitrust enforcement guidelines
The Canadian Competition Bureau has published updated guidelines relating to the enforcement of intellectual property rights and the antitrust (competition) rules. The Bureau does not presume that the...
View ArticleSelected links from the last week (or so)
Here is a selection of links to IP-related matters I found interesting this week: Patents WIPO’s New Tool: Complex Patents Now Easily Translated Court of Appeal on Pregabalin – Pfizer still in pain,...
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