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From Music Tracks To Google Maps: Who Owns Computer-Generated Works?, Mark Perry, Thomas Margoni Nov 2010

From Music Tracks To Google Maps: Who Owns Computer-Generated Works?, Mark Perry, Thomas Margoni

Law Publications

Increasingly the digital content used in everyday life has little or no human intervention in its creation. Typically, when such content is delivered to consumers it comes with attached claims of copyright. However, depending on the jurisdiction, approaches to ownership of computer-generated works vary from legislated to uncertain. In this paper we look at the various approaches taken by the common law, such as in Canada, and the legislative approach taken in the United Kingdom. The options for how computer-generated works may be treated and suggestions for their best placement in copyright are discussed.


Another Look At Bill C-32 And The Access Copyright Tariff: Still Double Trouble For Higher Education, Samuel E. Trosow Oct 2010

Another Look At Bill C-32 And The Access Copyright Tariff: Still Double Trouble For Higher Education, Samuel E. Trosow

FIMS Presentations

Earlier this year, the government tabled Bill C-32, proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. Following a consultation process, the Bill is widely recognized as more reasonable than its predecessor, Bill C-61. On the positive side, the bill would expand fair dealing to explicitly include "education". On the other hand, the digital locks provisions of the Bill are fundamentally flawed and override many existing and proposed users rights. Also this year, Access Copyright filed a proposed tariff for the post-secondary education sector with the Copyright Board. The proposal, which includes a drastic increase in costs as well as numerous new reporting …


Bill C-32 And The Access Copyright Tariff: Double Trouble For Educators And Students, Samuel E. Trosow Jul 2010

Bill C-32 And The Access Copyright Tariff: Double Trouble For Educators And Students, Samuel E. Trosow

FIMS Presentations

No abstract provided.


Copyright: Parliament, The Copyright Board And The Courts..., Margaret Ann Wilkinson Jun 2010

Copyright: Parliament, The Copyright Board And The Courts..., Margaret Ann Wilkinson

Law Presentations

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Scholarly Communication And Content Recruitment For Institutional Repository (Presentation For Gradlis 9315), Adrian K. Ho Mar 2010

Scholarly Communication And Content Recruitment For Institutional Repository (Presentation For Gradlis 9315), Adrian K. Ho

Western Libraries Presentations

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