Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Favreau J. |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 ONSC 4840 |
| Docket Number | 629/19 and 632/16 |
| Citation | 2021 ONSC 4840 |
| Date | 12 July 2021 |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
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5 practice notes
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Davis v Aviva General Insurance Company,
...remits the matter back to the tribunal for a rehearing, rather than determine the issue itself: see Pourshian v. Walt Disney Co., 2021 ONSC 4840 (Div. Ct.), at para. 38. However, in this case, I consider it appropriate for this court to determine this limited issue. I am satisfied that the ......
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2021 Year In Review: Canadian Copyright
...boxes. For a full summary of the decision, click here. F - The Court's Jurisdiction and Procedures Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840 Damon Pourshian is a Toronto-based Sheridan film student. He commenced a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, Pixar,......
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Canadian Filmmaker Sues For Copyright Infringement Over Inside Out Movie
...connection to Ontario (therefore giving the ONSC jurisdiction over the dispute). A recent decision (Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840) released by the ONSC found that the majority of the defendants had a real and substantial connection to Ontario, therefore giving the green l......
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The "Inside Out" Lawsuit Is Mixed With Sadness And Joy For The Parties
...in the recent Ontario decision of Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840, Damon Pourshian, the Toronto-based Sheridan student who commenced a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, and several other Defendants, partially succeeded in his appeal to h......
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Davis v Aviva General Insurance Company,
...remits the matter back to the tribunal for a rehearing, rather than determine the issue itself: see Pourshian v. Walt Disney Co., 2021 ONSC 4840 (Div. Ct.), at para. 38. However, in this case, I consider it appropriate for this court to determine this limited issue. I am satisfied that the ......
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Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 7296
...of the combined appeals. [emphasis added] [11] In my decision dated July 12, 2021, reported at 2021 ONSC 4840, I allowed the appellant’s appeal as against all but two defendants and dismissed the cross-appeal. In dealing with costs, I made th......
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2021 Year In Review: Canadian Copyright
...boxes. For a full summary of the decision, click here. F - The Court's Jurisdiction and Procedures Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840 Damon Pourshian is a Toronto-based Sheridan film student. He commenced a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, Pixar,......
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Canadian Filmmaker Sues For Copyright Infringement Over Inside Out Movie
...connection to Ontario (therefore giving the ONSC jurisdiction over the dispute). A recent decision (Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840) released by the ONSC found that the majority of the defendants had a real and substantial connection to Ontario, therefore giving the green l......
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The "Inside Out" Lawsuit Is Mixed With Sadness And Joy For The Parties
...in the recent Ontario decision of Pourshian v. Walt Disney Company, 2021 ONSC 4840, Damon Pourshian, the Toronto-based Sheridan student who commenced a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, and several other Defendants, partially succeeded in his appeal to h......