Information About Excess Copyright

  I’ve written earlier about the Blacklock’s appeal. The Attorney General has filed its Respondent’s memorandum on January 20, 2025. It makes all the essential points. CIPPIC has now filed its Intervener’s memorandum on February 19, 2025, which covers a lot of ground in its allotted 20 pages. Once a … Read more »

Access Copyright (“AC”) has recently published its Strategic Plan 2025 – 2028 which states that: The plan outlines the four complementary strategic goals we will be working towards for the next three years; all are critical for Access Copyright as we work to build a sustainable future for the organi … Read more »

 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 »

(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 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 »