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Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, [2013] 3 SCR 1168

Judgment Cited authorities 30 Cited in 55 Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.
Citation[2013] 3 SCR 1168,2013 SCC 73
Docket Number34466, 34467, 34468, 34469
Subject MatterDAMAGES,TORTS,COPYRIGHT,DAMAGE AWARDS
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date23 December 2013
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49 practice notes
  • Nova Chemicals Corp. v. Dow Chemical Co., 2022 SCC 43
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 18 Noviembre 2022
    ...2008 FC 825 , 67 C.P.R. (4th) 241 , aff’d 2009 FCA 222 , 75 C.P.R. (4th) 443 ; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; AFD Petroleum Ltd. v. Frac Shack Inc., 2018 FCA 140 , 157 C.P.R. (4th) 195 ; AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2015 FC 671 ; ......
  • Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 29 Octubre 2021
    ... [1996] 3 S.C.R. 211 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 483 ; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; Gauthier v. Beaumont, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; Fortier v. Québec (Procureure générale), 2015 QCCA 1426 ; Commission des droits de la perso......
  • Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 SCR 176
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 10 Octubre 2014
    ...Castle v. United States Department of Justice (Attorney General) (2006), 218 O.A.C. 53; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; R. v. Clarke, 2014 SCC 28, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 611; Prosecutor v. Blaškić (1997), 110 I.L.R. 607; Jaffe v. Miller (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 745; S......
  • Moffat c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 5 Julio 2019
    ...appeal to S.C.C. dis-missed [2010] 2 S.C.R. v, [2010] S.C.C.A. No. 125 (QL).CONSIDERED:Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; Melhi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2018 CanLII 107568 (I.R.B.); Trembliuk v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration),......
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39 cases
  • Nova Chemicals Corp. v. Dow Chemical Co., 2022 SCC 43
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 18 Noviembre 2022
    ...2008 FC 825 , 67 C.P.R. (4th) 241 , aff’d 2009 FCA 222 , 75 C.P.R. (4th) 443 ; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; AFD Petroleum Ltd. v. Frac Shack Inc., 2018 FCA 140 , 157 C.P.R. (4th) 195 ; AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Apotex Inc., 2015 FC 671 ; ......
  • Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, (2014) 463 N.R. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • 18 Marzo 2014
    ...Department of Justice (Attorney General) (2006), 218 O.A.C. 53 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 73]. Cinar Corp. et al. v. Robinson et al., [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; 452 N.R. 123; 2013 SCC 73, refd to. [para. 77]. R. v. Clarke (C.) (2014), 456 N.R. 43; 316 O.A.C. 384; 2014 SCC 28, refd to. [para. 77]. P......
  • Kazemi Estate v. Islamic Republic of Iran, [2014] 3 SCR 176
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 10 Octubre 2014
    ...Castle v. United States Department of Justice (Attorney General) (2006), 218 O.A.C. 53; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; R. v. Clarke, 2014 SCC 28, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 611; Prosecutor v. Blaškić (1997), 110 I.L.R. 607; Jaffe v. Miller (1993), 13 O.R. (3d) 745; S......
  • Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 29 Octubre 2021
    ... [1996] 3 S.C.R. 211 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 483 ; Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168; Gauthier v. Beaumont, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; Fortier v. Québec (Procureure générale), 2015 QCCA 1426 ; Commission des droits de la perso......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Cartoonist Challenges Banksy's Intellectual Property Rights
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 16 Agosto 2018
    ...artistic expression of those ideas, that are worthy of protection under copyright law. For example, in Cinar Corporation v. Robinson [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168, the Supreme Court of Canada engaged in both a qualitative and holistic assessment of the works in question and found that that certain e......
  • Copyright & Colourable Imitation – Inside Out Or Upside Down?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 18 Noviembre 2019
    ...Court approaches infringement. The seminal Canadian case involving colourable imitation and animation is Cinar Corporation v Robinson [2013] 3 SCR 1168. In that case, the original and copyright-infringing productions were both animated television series, and the Court found colourable imita......
  • Unusable Copies And Copyright Infringement
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 24 Agosto 2015
    ...reasonably be said (ignoring other possible defences) to infringe copyright in the original. Footnotes Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, [2013] 3 SCR 1168, 2013 SCC 73, at para. To view original article, please click here. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to t......
7 books & journal articles
  • Deterring Compensation: Class Action Litigation and Damage Awards Against Corporate Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • 1 Marzo 2017
    ...friendly to large-scale litigation. While the Silicosis Class Action Case is shaping up to be one of 63 64 65 66 Art 1621 CCQ. [2013] 3 SCR 1168 at para 127. Art 578 CCP. 2016 QCCA 1878 at para Volume 12, No. 2 259 the most significant lawsuits in recent history, Canada’s largest class acti......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • 1 Marzo 2017
    ...friendly to large-scale litigation. While the Silicosis Class Action Case is shaping up to be one of 63 64 65 66 Art 1621 CCQ. [2013] 3 SCR 1168 at para 127. Art 578 CCP. 2016 QCCA 1878 at para Volume 12, No. 2 259 the most significant lawsuits in recent history, Canada’s largest class acti......
  • Book Review: Class Actions in Context: How Culture, Economics and Politics Shape Collective Litigation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • 1 Marzo 2017
    ...friendly to large-scale litigation. While the Silicosis Class Action Case is shaping up to be one of 63 64 65 66 Art 1621 CCQ. [2013] 3 SCR 1168 at para 127. Art 578 CCP. 2016 QCCA 1878 at para Volume 12, No. 2 259 the most significant lawsuits in recent history, Canada’s largest class acti......
  • Is Class Action a Preferable Remedy for Independent Contractors? A Case Study on the Proposed Canadian Hockey League Class Action
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-2, March 2017
    • 1 Marzo 2017
    ...friendly to large-scale litigation. While the Silicosis Class Action Case is shaping up to be one of 63 64 65 66 Art 1621 CCQ. [2013] 3 SCR 1168 at para 127. Art 578 CCP. 2016 QCCA 1878 at para Volume 12, No. 2 259 the most significant lawsuits in recent history, Canada’s largest class acti......
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