Netflix Canada: Canadian Content enters the Digital Age with the announcement of “Creative Canada”

By Daniel Nashid on Monday, October 2nd, 2017 in NEW MEDIA.

  Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly delivered her ‘Creative Canada’ speech in Ottawa at the Economic Club of Canada on September 28, 2017 where she outlined “a vision for Canada’s cultural and creative industries in a digital world.”   A useful “10 key takeaway” points can be found here.  The speech included several noteworthy statements:   “[Canadians] pay some of the […]

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Technological Neutrality – CBC v. SODRAC

By Daniel Nashid on Friday, January 29th, 2016 in Copyright, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, NEW MEDIA.

  Supreme Court of Canada affirms principle of technological neutrality and clarifies its application.   Copyright is a creature of statute.  It is a right granted to creators by statute only.  It is comprised of a bundle of independent rights (synchronization, reproduction, communication, performance) conferred on authors and creators by Parliament.  Given its nature, the […]

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