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Double Royalties or Users' Rights? The SCC Interprets the Copyright Act in SOCAN

In Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30 [SOCAN], the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) heard an appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal (“FCA”). The case turned on the interpretation of s. 2.4(1.1) of the Copyright Act, RSC 1985, c C-42 [the Act].

Canada (Attorney General) v Cold Lake First Nations: Transparency is Not a Top-Down Approach

First Nations and the Harper Government First Nations in Canada have reason to be hopeful in light of national and legal developments this past week. In the federal election on 19 October 2015, some First Nations communities saw their voter turnout increase by as much as 270%. This increase in turnout happened despite the Conservative […]