Wiseau Studio, LLC et al. v. Harper et al., 2020 ONSC 2504
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Schabas J. |
| Citation | 2020 ONSC 2504 |
| Docket Number | CV-17-577020 |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Date | 23 April 2020 |
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19 practice notes
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Del Giudice v. Thompson,
...1 S.C.R. 570. [65] 2018 ONSC 6315 at para. 211. [66] Setoguchi v Uber B.V. 2021 ABQB 18 at para. 52; Wiseau Studio LLC v. Harper, 2020 ONSC 2504; Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System 2018 ONSC 6315; Larizza v. The Royal Bank of Canada, 2017 ONSC 6140 at para. 59; aff’d 2018 ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
...SCC 7, Issasi v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 112, Lysko v. Braley (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 721 (CA), Wiseau Studio, LLC et al. v. Harper et al., 2020 ONSC 2504, A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram Enterprises Ltd., 2014 SCC 12, Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, Z......
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Winder v. Marriott International, Inc.,
...570. [19] 2018 ONSC 6315 at para. 211. [20] 2000 SCC 60 [21] Setoguchi v Uber B.V. 2021 ABQB 18 at para. 52; Wiseau Studio LLC v. Harper, 2020 ONSC 2504; Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System 2018 ONSC 6315; Larizza v. The Royal Bank of Canada, 2017 ONSC 6140 at para. 59; aff’d 2018......
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Winkler v. Hendley,
...Services Ltd v H & R Block Canada Inc, [1995] FCJ No 962 (TD) at para 35; Maltz at para 38; Wiseau Studio, LLC et al v Harper et al, 2020 ONSC 2504 at paras 161–162. While U & R Tax and Maltz refer to the “quality and quantity of the material taken” as a factor,......
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9 cases
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Del Giudice v. Thompson,
...1 S.C.R. 570. [65] 2018 ONSC 6315 at para. 211. [66] Setoguchi v Uber B.V. 2021 ABQB 18 at para. 52; Wiseau Studio LLC v. Harper, 2020 ONSC 2504; Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System 2018 ONSC 6315; Larizza v. The Royal Bank of Canada, 2017 ONSC 6140 at para. 59; aff’d 2018 ......
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Winder v. Marriott International, Inc.,
...570. [19] 2018 ONSC 6315 at para. 211. [20] 2000 SCC 60 [21] Setoguchi v Uber B.V. 2021 ABQB 18 at para. 52; Wiseau Studio LLC v. Harper, 2020 ONSC 2504; Broutzas v. Rouge Valley Health System 2018 ONSC 6315; Larizza v. The Royal Bank of Canada, 2017 ONSC 6140 at para. 59; aff’d 2018......
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Winkler v. Hendley,
...Services Ltd v H & R Block Canada Inc, [1995] FCJ No 962 (TD) at para 35; Maltz at para 38; Wiseau Studio, LLC et al v Harper et al, 2020 ONSC 2504 at paras 161–162. While U & R Tax and Maltz refer to the “quality and quantity of the material taken” as a factor,......
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Plains Midstream Canada ULC v Keyera Partnership,
...example illustrates the magnitude of losses that can result from a prohibitive injunction. In Wiseau Studio, LLC et al. v Harper et al., 2020 ONSC 2504, a documentary filmmaker was enjoined from releasing its film while an intellectual property dispute was being litigated. As a result, the ......
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10 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 14, 2022 ' March 18, 2022)
...SCC 7, Issasi v. Rosenzweig, 2011 ONCA 112, Lysko v. Braley (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 721 (CA), Wiseau Studio, LLC et al. v. Harper et al., 2020 ONSC 2504, A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram Enterprises Ltd., 2014 SCC 12, Cojocaru v. British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Centre, 2013 SCC 30, Z......
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E&O 2.0: A Fair Dealing Odyssey
...the more liberal interpretation of "Criticism". And, when the CBC v CPC decision is read in concert with Wiseau Studio, LLC v Harper, 2020 ONSC 2504 (Wiseau) (which we reported on), which expanded the application of the "News Reporting" Fair Dealing category to documentary filmmaking, unscr......
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Ontario Court finds room for fair dealing in documentary on The Room
...was prepared with contribution from articling student Eric Saragosa. Recently, in Wiseau Studio, LLC et al v Harper et al, 2020 ONSC 2504, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an action for copyright infringement brought against the makers of a documentary that used clips from th......
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Quarterly Copyright Blog #11
...the proper interpretation of subsection 2.4(1.1) is an important issue. Documentaries and Fair Dealing In Wiseau Studio, LLC v. Harper 2020 ONSC 2504 was said that if the fair dealing was for the purpose of criticism, the criticism may be strongly expressed and unbalanced without forfeiting......
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