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- The Indigo Kills Kids Site Blocking Injunction Case – Update
vs. The interim (temporary short duration) wide ranging site blocking injunction obtained by Indigo Books from Justice Fuhrer of the Federal Court has now been extended to two years following an unopposed hearing on October 22, 2024. This proceeding has been unopposed by any actual defendant and th … Read more »
- AI Litigation for the Canadian Nation
(from Kubrick’s visionary 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. AI is NOT a new concept.) There is a massive lawsuit underway against a number of companies comprising “OpenAI” (i.e. ChatGPT) for “misappropriation” of major Canadian news media material. It also alleges breach of ss. 3, 27 and 41 of the … Read more »
- Blacklock’s Bombastic Appeal Memorandum
Blacklock’s has filed its Memorandum in its appeal from Justice Roy’s decision earlier this year that meticulously ruled against it holding that : 1. It is hereby declared that, having purchased the only type of subscription available, which was allowing the acquisition of the password needed to acc … Read more »
- The Indigo Site Blocking Injunction Case
VS. Indigo is seeking a site blocking injunction against pro-Palestinian interests over the use of a TM IndigoKillsKids. See Indigo Books & Music Inc. v. John Doe 1 (Indigo Kills Kids), 2024 FC 1465 (CanLII), The preliminary interim injunction may erroneously muddle TM law with some doubtful Cana … Read more »
- Fictional, Fulsome, and/or False Fulminations Of And About Blacklock’s
Blacklock’s has announced that it will appeal Justice Roy’s decision of May 31, 2024 in 1395804 Ontario Ltd. (Blacklock’s Reporter) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 829 (CanLII), . See my recent blog about this here. Here is Blacklock’s Notice of Appeal dated August 30, 2024. This was a very lu … Read more »