Royal Conservatory of Music et al. v. MacIntosh et al.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Federal Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Diner, J. |
| Citation | 2016 FC 929 |
| Date | 12 August 2016 |
| Subject Matter | COPYRIGHT,PRACTICE |
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...revision 5), ch 3 at p 3-38, as cited in Young, above at para 57, and Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 [Royal Conservatory] at para 120. I find this principle consistent with Copyright Act s 38.1(5), which provides that in exercising its discr......
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...v Navsun Holdings Ltd, 2016 FCA 69 [Hamdard Trust (2016)] at para 10; Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 at paras 90, 123; Wall v Horn Abbot Ltd, 2007 NSSC 197 at paras 452–456, 474. (2) Registered trademarks as a defence to passing off [148] Th......
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...$20,000 per breach under paragraph 38.1(1)(a) of the Copyright Act (Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 at para 108). Once again, given the evidence of five incidences arising only from the posting of the social media pages, and without consideri......
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8 cases
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Dermaspark Products Inc v. Patel
...revision 5), ch 3 at p 3-38, as cited in Young, above at para 57, and Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 [Royal Conservatory] at para 120. I find this principle consistent with Copyright Act s 38.1(5), which provides that in exercising its discr......
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Blossman Gas, Inc. v. Alliance Autopropane Inc.
...v Navsun Holdings Ltd, 2016 FCA 69 [Hamdard Trust (2016)] at para 10; Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 at paras 90, 123; Wall v Horn Abbot Ltd, 2007 NSSC 197 at paras 452–456, 474. (2) Registered trademarks as a defence to passing off [148] Th......
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Bell Canada v. L3D Distributing Inc. (INL3D)
...Club Ltd, 2003 CanLII 24511 9 Photographs, 5 Enlargements $200 $2,800 Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 21 Musical Works $500 $10,500 Nintendo of America Inc v King, 2017 FC 246 [Nintendo] 585 Games $20,000 $11,700,000 Thomson v Afterlife Netwo......
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Rallysport Direct LLC v. 2424508 Ontario Ltd.
...revision 5), ch 3 at p 3-38, as cited in Young, above at para 57, and Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929 [Royal Conservatory] at para 120. I find this principle consistent with Copyright Act s 38.1(5), which provides that in exercising its discr......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Upholds Finding Of Infringement And Only Requires A 'Mere Scintilla' Of Utility (Intellectual Property Weekly Abstracts Bulletin (Week Of SEPTEMBER 19, 2016)
...product of both parties' poor record-keeping and rights management Royal Conservatory of Music v. Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc.), 2016 FC 929 In this copyright infringement claim, the Applicants alleged that they own or control the copyright to 21 musical works and that the responde......
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Bozo’s Flippity-Flop and Shooting Stars: A Cautionary Tale About Rights Management
...music publisher for publication of a series of musical works. In Royal Conservatory of Music v. Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc.) 2016 FC 929, the Royal Conservatory and its publishing arm Frederick Harris Music sought damages for publication of these works by Conservatory Canada and i......
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Bozo's Flippity-Flop And Shooting Stars: A Cautionary Tale About Rights Management
...music publisher for publication of a series of musical works. In Royal Conservatory of Music v. Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc.) 2016 FC 929, the Royal Conservatory and its publishing arm Frederick Harris Music sought damages for publication of these works by Conservatory Canada and i......
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Copyright - 2016 Year In Review
...significantly exceed the statutory damages amount being sought. In Royal Conservatory of Music v Macintosh (Novus Via Music Group Inc), 2016 FC 929, statutory damages were assessed at the lowest end of the commercial range ($500 for each work, for a total of $10,500 in damages), largely bec......
