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Recent Items of Interest from Around the Internet

By Bob Tarantino
September 25, 2012
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A round-up of interesting items from around the internet:

  • from Martin Senftleben, a draft Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Interpretation of the Right of Quotation (along with explanatory notes).  Potentially of interest to lawyers advising media companies, documentary producers, publishers and others – the MOU attempts to set some parameters around the right to “quote” passages from other works (which would not be limited to texts). (hat tip: The 1709 Blog)
  • in anticipation of the new internet service provider (ISP) liability regime for Canadian ISPs which will come into effect once the relevant provisions of the Copyright Modernization Act are proclaimed into force, Béatrice Martinet Farano’s paper “Internet Intermediaries’ Liability for Copyright and Trademark Infringement: Reconciling the EU and U.S. Approaches” is well-worth the read
  •  Barry Sookman has made available his slides discussing the enforceability of “browse wrap” agreements under Canadian law – important for assessing whether website terms of service can be enforced against website users
  • ruminating on the interface of intellectual property and privacy concerns, Alex Cameron’s doctoral thesis, The Nexus of Copyright and Intellectual Privacy has been made available for download (hat tip: Geist)
  • Weston Anson and Lacy J. Lodes consider “How Much Is Your Athlete Client Worth?”
  • the EU recently adopted a new “orphan works” directive relating to the use of copyrighted materials by libraries, archives, museums and other publicly-accessible educational establishment; commentary from IP Osgoode here
  • finally, Aaron Moss muses about Why Celebrities Who Don’t Want to Live in California Might Still Want to Die There
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Bob Tarantino is Counsel at Dentons Canada LLP and focuses his practice on the interface between the entertainment industries and intellectual property law, with an emphasis on film and television production, financing, licensing, distribution, and IP acquisition and protection. His clients range from artists and independent producers to Canadian distributors and foreign studios and financiers at every stage of the creative process, from development to delivery and exploitation.

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