Copyright Infringement of Tiny Photos Leads to Gigantic Award

An American photographer has been making headlines after receiving a massive award for copyright infringement by a health supplement website in relation to two of his photographs. It took 5 years, but on October 11, 2013 Andrew Paul Leonard was awarded $1.6 million in damages to be paid by Stemtech Health Sciences and its distributor.

US COURT: ISPs not just tubes

Brandon Evenson is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A recent case in the US has sent a clear message to US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that they can be liable for secondary trade-mark infringement.  All that is required is that the ISP knows or ought to have known that their customers were […]