Tag: copyright

Software company wins legal battle against publisher

A Montreal software company that was ordered to pay $125,000 in damages to a Quebec publisher for illicit and intentional copyright violations won a legal battle after the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned the lower court decision.

Popular works should enjoy narrower copyright protection, argue legal experts

The most popular literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works should, in certain circumstances, enjoy narrower copyright protection, argue some legal experts.

Pirate banned from movie theatres

A 25-year old Montrealer cannot enter a movie theatre nor own any recording device for the next two years after being convicted of illegally copying a film.