Canada: Copyright

Le Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) américain offre un mécanisme de retrait rapide de contenus en ligne, mais son utilisation peut avoir des conséquences qui dépassent la simple protection du droit d'auteur. L'affaire Stephen Colbert illustre comment une demande de retrait juridiquement défendable peut devenir un outil de gestion de contenu tout en créant des risques réputationnels importants lorsqu'elle est perçue comme une tentative de contrôle narratif.

In this first episode, Kiera Boyd, an associate in Fasken’s Communications group, speaks with Jay Kerr-Wilson, head of Fasken’s Copyright group, about how the upcoming CUSMA review may affect copyright law in Canada.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released groundbreaking policy decisions imposing new expenditure requirements and discoverability obligations on online streaming services operating in Canada. These regulatory changes represent a significant modernization of Canada's broadcasting system, affecting both domestic broadcasters and foreign streaming platforms.

An Alberta court has granted an injunction preventing a former CEO from launching an AI-enhanced education software product that competes with his previous employer's existing application. The ruling examines whether artificial intelligence enhancements alone can differentiate a new product from being considered competitive, while scrutinizing the executive's fiduciary duties and the enforceability of restrictive covenants negotiated during a business acquisition.

Every day, consumers rely on trademarks to identify and select goods and services from businesses that they know and trust. Over time, trademarks come to represent not only...

It is a common misconception that anything created by an employee during employment automatically belongs to the employer. In reality, copyright ownership depends on a fact-specific analysis...

Savvy content creators and copyright owners often use technological protection measures (TPMs) to restrict what users can do with their works (often digital materials).

Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 16, 2026.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)‑generated music and playlists have become commonplace on various streaming platforms. An emerging issue is whether songs and playlists created or co-authored by AI qualify...