Voltage Pictures v. Robert Salna, 2025 FCA 131

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
Citation2025 FCA 131
Date16 July 2025

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5 practice notes
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. B.W., 2025 FCA 199
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • November 5, 2025
    ...22-23; Brake v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 274 at paras. 85-86; Greenwood FCA at para. 200; Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131 at paras. 126-127. [79] Rule 334.16(2) provides that “all relevant matters” shall be considered in determining the preferable procedure for the j......
  • Bell Canada v. Millennium Funding, Inc., 2025 FCA 153
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • August 29, 2025
    ...to discuss supplementary submissions received by the Court concerning the recent decision of this Court in Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131. Issue 3: Did the FC judge err in not interfering with the CM judge’s decision with respect to secondary [52] With respect to the secondary......
  • A Year In Canadian Copyright Law: Notable Decisions And Updates From 2025
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 6, 2026
    ...Inc., 2025 FCA 153 Bell Media Inc. v. Marshall Macciacchera (Smoothstreams.tv), 2025 FC 461, 2025 FC 1378 Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131 Hellboy Productions, Inc. v. Doe #1, 2025 FC 1766 Yelda Haber Ve Gorsel Yayincilik A.S. v. GLWiZ Inc., 2025 FC 1107 Decisions Highlighting t......
  • Federal Court Of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Certification Due To Unavoidable Individualized Inquiries
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 8, 2025
    ...Pictures v Robert Salna, 2025 FCA 131, the Federal Court of Appeal addressed the preferable procedure criterion in the context of a defendants' class proceeding. The plaintiffs sought to certify an action against a class of defendants and, despite objection, impose the burden on Mr. Salna t......
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2 cases
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. B.W., 2025 FCA 199
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • November 5, 2025
    ...22-23; Brake v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 274 at paras. 85-86; Greenwood FCA at para. 200; Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131 at paras. 126-127. [79] Rule 334.16(2) provides that “all relevant matters” shall be considered in determining the preferable procedure for the j......
  • Bell Canada v. Millennium Funding, Inc., 2025 FCA 153
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • August 29, 2025
    ...to discuss supplementary submissions received by the Court concerning the recent decision of this Court in Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131. Issue 3: Did the FC judge err in not interfering with the CM judge’s decision with respect to secondary [52] With respect to the secondary......
3 firm's commentaries
  • A Year In Canadian Copyright Law: Notable Decisions And Updates From 2025
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 6, 2026
    ...Inc., 2025 FCA 153 Bell Media Inc. v. Marshall Macciacchera (Smoothstreams.tv), 2025 FC 461, 2025 FC 1378 Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna, 2025 FCA 131 Hellboy Productions, Inc. v. Doe #1, 2025 FC 1766 Yelda Haber Ve Gorsel Yayincilik A.S. v. GLWiZ Inc., 2025 FC 1107 Decisions Highlighting t......
  • Federal Court Of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Certification Due To Unavoidable Individualized Inquiries
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 8, 2025
    ...Pictures v Robert Salna, 2025 FCA 131, the Federal Court of Appeal addressed the preferable procedure criterion in the context of a defendants' class proceeding. The plaintiffs sought to certify an action against a class of defendants and, despite objection, impose the burden on Mr. Salna t......
  • Copyright Notice And Notice: The Voltage Pictures Case
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 1, 2025
    ...comprehensively reviewing the notice and notice regime in the Copyright Act (the "N&N regime") in Voltage Pictures v. Robert Salna 2025 FCA 131. A central issue in the case was whether Voltage could use the N&N regime to serve certification notices under its proposed reverse copyright class......