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Intellectual property law is good. Excess in intellectual property law is not. This blog is about excess in IP and related law. I have practiced law with prestigious firms and successfully acted for interveners in several important Supreme Court cases. I've also been in government & academe. My views are purely personal. Nothing on this blog should be taken as legal advice. I am a policy provocateur and currently not practising law. My email address is hknopf@gmail.com.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

A Supremely Cool Day in Ottawa At and From the Supreme Court of Canada

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This morning, we learned from recently retired Justice Marshall Rothstein and his colleagues on the Supreme Court of Canada, none of whom d...

SCC Ruling in CBC v SODRAC: Per Rothstein J.: “I find that licences fixed by the Board do not have mandatory binding force over a user…”

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(Wikimedia) The Supreme Court of Canada issued an immensely important ruling today in the case of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODR...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

CBC v SODRAC Supreme Court of Canada decision expected Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 9:45 AM

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The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v SODRAC will be released Thursday Nov. 26, 2015 at 9:45 AM https://t.co/ZpeQwvRQMq —...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Cable, Cord Cutting, Retransmssion, Costs and CDN Copyright Board: “It Was Twenty Years Ago Today” - More or Less

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On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Copyright Board's hearing room at 56 Sparks St. in Ottawa with the Board’s n...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Blacklock's Law Suits Update - Is this a "Litany" of Litigation?

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Here’s an update on the Blacklock’s litigation. The Canadian Vintners Association (“CVA”) has decided not to appeal the Small Claims Cour...

The Cost of Canadian Copyright Term Extension Capitulation in the TPP - Estimates Based Upon New Zealand Study

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(Wikimedia) Here’s the  important study from New Zealand  (recently mentioned by Michael Geist in his  “must view” CIGIOnline talk ) ...
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Sunday, November 08, 2015

TekSavvy’s Appeal to Get $346,480.68 for Taking the Position to Take “No Position” - "Nice Work If You Can Get It"?

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Here’s an update to my April 3, 2015 posting on TekSavvy's claim to entitlement to full indemnity costs, including legal fees,...
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Friday, October 30, 2015

Copyright Trolling in Canada: Is Blacklock’s a Copyright Troll & "Frequent Flyer" Litigator?

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(Wikemedia) A recent decision from the Ottawa Small Claims Court in  1395804 Ontario Limited (Blacklock’s Reporter) v Canadian Vintn...
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