Big Canadian SC decisions on music/game royalties
Some big-time Supreme Court decisions up here in Canada released today regarding royalties paid to labels and artists.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/07/12/pol-supreme-court-copyright-rulings.html
The fair dealing stuff probably isn't of that much interest to Americans, (I've never studied fair use in-depth so I don't know how much interplay the concepts have) but the interpretation of the concept of "private research" to include things such as personal interest and investigation for the purposes of a commercial transaction (ie: 30 second song previews on iTunes) could have repercussions for other Commonwealth countries. The decision against Access Copyright is also pretty interesting for the affirmation of a technology-neutral approach to copyright.
The worst part is that this actually has me excited to take Copyright and IP Law next semester. God I'm a nerd...
There are 2 Comments. Load 'Em Up. Show speed reading tips and settings
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.