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Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer
Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
This article considers the ground-breaking Supreme Court of Canada decision in CCH Canadian Limited v. The Law Society of Upper Canada. The matter involved legal publishers bringing an action for copyright infringement against the Law Society of Upper Canada for operating a photocopy and custom copy service at the Great Library of Osgoode Hall. The Supreme Court of Canada decision laid down important precedents in relation to originality, authorisation, and the defence of fair dealing. The ruling has been hailed as 'one of the strongest pro-user rights decisions from any high court in the world, showing what it means to …
The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2004 And The Copyright Term Extension. A Submission To The Senate Select Committee., Matthew Rimmer
The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2004 And The Copyright Term Extension. A Submission To The Senate Select Committee., Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
"There is a whole constituency out there with a strong view against copyright term extension and we are arguing that case." Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade (December 2003)
"Extending our copyright term by 20 years doesn’t really protect our authors, yet it still taxes our readers." Professor Andrew Christie, Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, the University of Melbourne
"Perpetual Copyright On An Instalment Plan" Professor Peter Jaszi, Washington University
"A Piracy Of The Public Domain" Professor Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University
"A Gift To Intellectual Property Producers" Henry Ergas
"Intellectual Purgatory" Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of the United …
Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer
Gossip We Can Trust: Defamation Law And Non-Fiction, Matthew Rimmer
Matthew Rimmer
Drawing on two case studies, this article considers the allegation of a disgruntled author: 'Defamation was framed to protect the reputations of 19th century gentlemen hypocrites'. The first case study considers the litigation over Bob Ellis' unreliable political memoir, 'Goodbye Jerusalem', published by Random House. The second case study focuses upon the litigation over the allegation by Media Watch that Richard Carleton had plagarised a documentary entitled 'Cry from the Grave'. The article considers the meaning of defamatory imputations, the range of defences, and the available remedies. It highlights the competing arguments over the protection of reputation and privacy, artistic …