Here is a copy of the slides I used today at the Law Society of Upper Canada’s Intellectual Property Year in Review conference. The associated paper prepared in collaboration with Glen Bloom, and with the help of others, is available here.
My slides summarize the following copyright cases from Canada, Australia, UK, Ireland, Singapore, Europe and the USA:
Canada
Alberta (Education) v Access Copyright 2010 FCA 198
Bell Canada v SOCAN (Tariff 22) 2010 FCA 220
Canadian Private Copying Collective v. J & E Media Inc., 2010 FC 102
Cheung v. Target Event Production Ltd., 2010 FCA 255
Commercial Radio Stations Tariff, [2010] C.B.D. No. 4
Copying for Private Use (Re: Private Copying 2010), Decision of the Board November 2, 2010
CRTC (Re: Broadcasting Act Reference), 2010 FCA 178
Entertainment Software Association v CMRRA/SODRAC, 2010 FCA 221
Entral Group International Inc. v. MCUE Enterprises Corp. (Di Da Di Karaoke Company), 2010 FC 606
Microsoft Corp. V 9038-3746 Quebec Inc. 2010 FCA 151
Nicholas v. Environmental Systems (International) Limited, 2010 FC 741
Philip Morris Products S.A. v. Malboro Canada Limited, 2010 FC 1099
R. v. Hirani , 2010 BCPC 205
RecordTV Pte Ltd v MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd [2010] SGCA 43
Sirius Canada Inc. v CMRRA/SODRAC, 2010 FCA 348
Sixty Spa c. 3127885 Canada Inc., 2010 QCCS 2754
SOCAN (Tariff 22G) v Bell Canada 2010 FCA 139
SOCAN v. Bell Canada, 2010 FCA 123
Vinod Chopra Films Private Limited v. John Doe, 2010 FC 387
Wira v. Jubilee Enterprises Ltd., 2010 SKQB 320
Australia
Acohs Pty Ltd v Ucorp Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 577 (10 June 2010)
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 984 (7 September 2010)
Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd v EMI Songs Australia Pty Limited [2010] FCA 29 (4 February 2010)
Primary Health Care Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 419 (4 May 2010)
Telstra Corporation Limited v. Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd. [2010] FCAFC 149 (15 December 2010)
Europe
FTD B.V. v Eyeworks Film & TV Drama BV, Court of Appeal of the Hague, 15 November, 2010
PADAWAN SL v Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) (Case C-467/08) 21 October, 2010
REFERENCE for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud (Czech Republic) ECJ 22 December, 2010
The Pirate Bay Appeal, SVEA Court of Appeal, 26 November, 2010
UK, Ireland, Singapore
Crosstown Music Company 1, LLC v Rive Droite Music Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 1222 (02 November 2010)
EMI Records & Ors v Eircom Ltd, [2010] IEHC 108
EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd v UPC Communications Ireland Ltd [2010] IEHC 377
Football Dataco Ltd v Brittens Pools Ltd, [2010] EWHC 841 (Ch) (23 April 2010)
Football Dataco Ltd v Sportradar GmbH, [2010] EWHC 2911 (Ch) (17 November 2010)
ITV Broadcasting Ltd v TV Catch Up Ltd [2010] EWHC 3063 (Ch) (25 November 2010)
Media C.A.T. Ltd. v A [2010] EWPCC 17 (01 December 2010)
RecordTV Pte Ltd v MediaCorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd [2010] SGCA 43
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd [2010] EWHC 1829 (Ch) (23 July 2010)
The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Meltwater Holding BV [2010] EWHC 3099 (Ch) (26 November 2010)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation v. Newzbin Ltd., [2010] EWHC 601 (Ch) (29 March 2010)
USA
Arista Records, LLC v Lime Wire Group 2010 WL 1914816 (S.D.N.Y.2010)
Arista Records, LLC v. Doe 3, 604 F. 3d 110 (2nd.Cir.2010)
Baby Buddies, Inc. v. Toys ” R” Us, Inc., 2010 WL 2853720 (11th.Cir. July 22, 2010)
Benay v. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., 607 F. 3d 620 (9th. Cir. 2010)
Columbia Pictures Industries Inc v Fung 2:06-cv-05578-SVW-JC (C.D. Cal. May 20, 2010)
Ho v. Taflove & Chang, 696 F. Supp. 2d 950 (N.D.Ill.2010)
Mattel, Inc. v. MGA Entertainment, Inc., 616 F. 3d 904 (9th.Cir.2010)
MDY Industries, LLC v Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. 2010 WL 5141269 (9th.Cir. Dec 14, 2010)
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc v Jaffe, 2010 WL 816651 (N.D.Cal, 2010)
US v. ASCAP 2010 WL 3749292 (2nd. Cir. Sept. 28, 2010)
Vernor v. AUTODESK, INC. 621 F.3d 1102 (9th.Cir. 2010)
Viacom Int’l Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 718 F.Supp.2d 514 (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2010)
The following additional cases are summarized in the conference paper:
Canada
Apple Canada Inc. c. St-Germain, 2010 QCCA 1376
Association des journalistes indépendants du Québec (AJIQ-CSN) c. Journal Voir, 2010 QCCS 1574
AstralMedia Radio Inc. v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2010 FCA 16
Canadian Private Copying Collective v. Data Media Products Inc. 2009 FC 1277
Concept Developments Ltd. v. Webb, 2010 FC 1315
Constructions Première Classe inc. c. Gestion 117 inc. 2009 QCCS 6392
Constructions Première Classe inc. c. Beaulieu 2010 QCCQ 1710
Construction Denis Desjardins inc. c. Jeanson 2010 QCCA 1287
Interim Statement of Royalties to be Collected by Access Copyright for the Reprographic Reproduction, in Canada, of Works in its Repertoire (Post-Secondary Educational Institutions, 2001-2013), Copyright Board, December 23, 2010
Jam c. Éditions Trois-Pistoles, 2010 QCCQ 9886
Licence Application by the Ministère de L’Education, Du Loisir et du Sport Québec (MELS) for the use of the Soundtrack of a Video Recording of a Speech Delivered by Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Copyright Board, April 23, 2010
Neugebauer v. Labieniec, 2010 FCA 229
Nova Construction plus (Jean-Pierre Rioux) inc. c. Gagnon, 2010 QCCS 4463
Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. v. 1682211 Ontario Inc. (Studio 10), 2010 FC 1267
Robertson v. Proquest Learning and Information LLC, [2010] O.J. No. 3261
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. 564163 Ontario Ltd. (c.o.b. Studio 4 Tavern), 2010 FC 905
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, 2010 FC 731
Statement of Royalties to be Collected by SOCAN and NRCC in respect of Pay Audio Services for the Years 2007-2009, Copyright Board, January 15, 2010
Statement of Royalties to be Collected by CBRA for the Fixation and Reproduction of Works and Communication Signals, in Canada, by Commercial and Non-Commercial Media Monitors for the Years 2009 and 2010, Copyright Board, February 12, 2010
Statement of Royalties to be Collected by SOCAN, Re:Sound, CSI, AVLA/SOPROQ and ArtistI in respect of Commercial Radio Stations, Copyright Board, July 9, 2010
Warner Chappell Music France c. Beaulne, 2010 QCCS 2632
UK
Nintendo Company Ltd v. Playbles Ltd, [2010] F.S.R. 36 (July 20 and 28, 2010)
The slides can be seen below:
Sookman LSUC Copyright 2010 Slides