Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Canada) |
| Neutral Citation | 2021 FCA 176 |
| Citation | 2021 FCA 176 |
| Date | 08 September 2021 |
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21 practice notes
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Zanin v. Ooma Inc.
...where such a finding requires a conclusion on a complex issue of statutory interpretation (see for example: Salna v Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para 131; Airbnb at para 56; Committee for Monetary and Economic Reform v Canada, 2014 FC 380 at paras 72–73). Where the certification j......
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Doan v. Canada
...27(2) of the Copyright Act; CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13 at para 81; Salna v Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para 87; Excellence Inc v Kraft Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 37 at para [158] While Ms. Doan claims to have pled material facts in relation to each elem......
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Voltage Pictures v. Robert Salna, 2025 FCA 131
...how BitTorrent functions, I can do no better than cite the summary of my colleague, Justice Rennie, in Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 [Voltage FCA Certification Decision #1], leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39895 (26 May [13] At paragraphs 11–14 in Voltage FCA Certification De......
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Alam v. Bieber
...but should, rather, consider whether the plaintiff should be precluded from advancing the argument at all: Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para. 77. Recognizing that the law is not static, motions judges must also err on the side of permitting novel, but arguable claims to p......
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19 cases
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Zanin v. Ooma Inc.
...where such a finding requires a conclusion on a complex issue of statutory interpretation (see for example: Salna v Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para 131; Airbnb at para 56; Committee for Monetary and Economic Reform v Canada, 2014 FC 380 at paras 72–73). Where the certification j......
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Doan v. Canada
...27(2) of the Copyright Act; CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13 at para 81; Salna v Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para 87; Excellence Inc v Kraft Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 37 at para [158] While Ms. Doan claims to have pled material facts in relation to each elem......
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Voltage Pictures v. Robert Salna, 2025 FCA 131
...how BitTorrent functions, I can do no better than cite the summary of my colleague, Justice Rennie, in Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 [Voltage FCA Certification Decision #1], leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39895 (26 May [13] At paragraphs 11–14 in Voltage FCA Certification De......
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Alam v. Bieber
...but should, rather, consider whether the plaintiff should be precluded from advancing the argument at all: Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 at para. 77. Recognizing that the law is not static, motions judges must also err on the side of permitting novel, but arguable claims to p......
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3 firm's commentaries
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Copyright: 2023 Year In Review
...to meet the test for certification under the Federal Courts Rules. Voltage's appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal was allowed in part (2021 FCA 176). The FCA found that Voltage had satisfied the requirements of a reasonable cause of action, an identifiable class, and common issues. It dire......
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Reverse Class Actions in Canada: A New Form of IP Litigation
...8, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) in Canada released its decision in Salna v. Voltage Pictures, LLC, 2021 FCA 176 which considered whether a reverse class action, a term used colloquially to describe where a plaintiff seeks certification of a respondent/defendant class proceeding, ......
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Notice-and-Notice Regime Is Not A "Litigation Support Tool". The Federal Court Refuses To Certify A Class Action That Contemplates ISPs Assisting In The Enforcement Of Copyright
...motion in 2019 FC 1412, but on appeal the Federal Court of Appeal had sent the matter back to the Federal Court for reconsideration in 2021 FCA 176. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specif......
