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The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law (Law, Technology and Society) by Michael Geist is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Copyright Pentalogy: How the Supreme Court of Canada Shook the Foundations of Canadian Copyright Law (Law, Technology and Society) about?

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 Courts 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 purposes may qualify as fair dealing. The Canadian copyright community soon looked beyond the cases and their litigants and began to debate the larger implications of the decisions. Several issues quickly emerged. This book represents an effort by some of Canadas leading copyright scholars to begin the process of examining the long-term implications of the copyright pentalogy. The diversity of contributors ensures an equally diverse view on these five cases, contributions are grouped into five parts. Part 1 features three chapters on the standard of review in th

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Author
Michael Geist
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l?Université d?Ottawa
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780776608013
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Law, Fiction
Rating
4.33 / 5 (3 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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