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The Copyright Pentalogy. How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law.
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Description for The Copyright Pentalogy. How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law.
Paperback. The first comprehensive analysis of the July 2012 Supreme Court of Canada rulings on five copyright cases, this indispensible volume, edited by Michael Geist identifies the key aspects of the Court's decisions and considers the implications for the future of copyright law in Canada. Editor(s): Geist, Michael. Series: Law, Technology and Society. Num Pages: 478 pages, 2 black & white tables, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada issued rulings on five copyright cases in a single day. The cases represent a seismic shift in Canadian copyright law, with the Court providing an unequivocal affirmation that copyright exceptions such as fair dealing should be treated as users' rights, while emphasizing the need for a technology neutral approach to copyright law. The Court's decisions, which were quickly dubbed the "copyright pentalogy," included no fees for song previews on services such as iTunes, no additional payment for music included in downloaded video games, and that copying materials for instructional ... Read more
In the summer of 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada issued rulings on five copyright cases in a single day. The cases represent a seismic shift in Canadian copyright law, with the Court providing an unequivocal affirmation that copyright exceptions such as fair dealing should be treated as users' rights, while emphasizing the need for a technology neutral approach to copyright law. The Court's decisions, which were quickly dubbed the "copyright pentalogy," included no fees for song previews on services such as iTunes, no additional payment for music included in downloaded video games, and that copying materials for instructional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press Canada
Number of pages
478
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Law, Technology and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
478
Place of Publication
Ottawa, Canada
ISBN
9780776608013
SKU
V9780776608013
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About Geist
Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a ... Read more
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