Week 1
Statute of Anne -1710 https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/anne_1710.asp **
Canadian Admiral v. Reddifusion [1954] Ex. CR 382, 20 CPR 75 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Admiral_Corp_v_Rediffusion_Inc ***
Sony v. Universal https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/464/417/ *
CCH v. LSUC [2004] 1 SCR 339 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2125/index.do ***
Alberta (Education) v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/9997/index.do ***
Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc [2002] 2 SCR 336 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1973/index.do ***
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc. [2015] 3 SCR 615 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15646/index.do ***
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson [2013] 3 SCR 1168 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13390/index.do ***
Week 2
Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2019/index.do ***
Where Good Ideas Come From (optional TED Talk) https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from *
Berne Convention (1886) https://www.wipo.int/en/web/treaties/ip/berne/index *
Statute of Anne -1710 https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/anne_1710.asp **
Aereopagitica (John Milton – 1644) https://milton.host.dartmouth.edu/reading_room/areopagitica/text.shtml *
Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc [2002] 2 SCR 336 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1973/index.do ***
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson [2013] 3 SCR 1168 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13390/index.do ***
Canadian Admiral v. Reddifusion [1954] Ex. CR 382, 20 CPR 75 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Admiral_Corp_v_Rediffusion_Inc ***
Komesaroff v. Mickle, [1988] R.P.C. 204 at 210 (Vict. S.C.) [no link found]
Gould Estate v. Stoddart Publishing Co., 1996 CanLII 8209 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/1996/1996canlii8209/1996canlii8209.html ***
Walter v Lane [1900] A.C. 539 https://www.cipil.law.cam.ac.uk/virtual-museum/walter-v-lane-1900-ac-539 **
CCH v. LSUC [2004] 1 SCR 339 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2125/index.do ***
Week 3
Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain inc [2002] 2 SCR 336 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1973/index.do ***
Four Chord Song (Axis of Awesome) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pidokakU4I *
The AI-Copyright Trap (Carys Craig) https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1400&context=all_papers *
Getty Images v. Stability A.I. (U.K. High Court of Justice) https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Getty-Images-v-Stability-AI.pdf **
Kenrick & Co. v. Lawrence & Co. (1890) L.R. 25, Q.B.D. 99) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenrick_v_Lawrence *
Maltz v Witterick 2016 FC 524 https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/decisions/en/item/144106/index.do *
Donoghue v. Allied Newspapers Limited (1938) Ch 106 https://lawyerz.com/caselaw/donoghue%20v%20allied%20newspapers%20ltd%20[1937] *
Jennifer Kelly, Capcom’s counsel, on the Dawn of the Dead case https://youtu.be/I8IsvfLRaEc
University of London Press, Ltd. v. University Tutorial Press, Ltd. [1916] 2 Ch. 601 https://www.theipmatters.com/post/university-of-london-press-v-university-tutorial-press **
Exxon Corp v. Exxon Insurance Consultants International Ltd., [1981] 3 All E.R. 241 (Ch.D) https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/144659 **
Atari v. Oman 979 F.2d 242 (D.C. Cir. 1992) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/979/242/383509/
Francis Day and Hunter v. 20th Century Fox Corp, Ltd. [1939] UKPC 68, [1940] AC 112 https://www.the-laws.com/encyclopedia/browse/case?caseId=899391279000&title=francis-day-and-hunter-ltd-vs-twentieth-century-fox-corporation-ltd# **
Hutton v. CBC (1992), 120 A.R. 291 (CA) https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3e6e332d-5e26-4726-abb0-013a56901bcf **
FWS Joint Sports Claimants v. Canada 1991 FCA https://www.yorku.ca/osgoode/iposgoode/2015/07/21/united-we-play-or-united-we-sue-away-the-copyrightability-of-sports-moves/ ***
National Basketball Association v. Motorola, Inc., 105 F 3d. 841 (2nd Cir. 1997) https://cyber.harvard.edu/metaschool/fisher/linking/doctrine/nba.html *
Choreography and Copyright (Laurent Carriere) https://www.robic.ca/en/?publications=choreography-and-copyright-some-comments-on-choreographic-works-as-newly-defined-in-the-canadian-copyright-act *
Bikram’s Yoga College v. Evolation Yoga (9th Cir. 2015) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/13-55763/13-55763-2015-10-08.html
DRG Inc. v. Datfile Ltd. [1988] 2 F.C. 243 https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/cmf-fja/JU1-2-1-1988-2.pdf (@ p. 243) **
Geophysical Service Incorporated v. Encana Corporation, 2016 ABQB 230 https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abqb/doc/2016/2016abqb230/2016abqb230.html **
Extralegal Norms (HLS) https://youtu.be/8U7bUo1vChs *
Week 4
Amusements Wiltron Inc. v. Mainville (1991) RJQ 1930, 40 CPR 3d 521 (Que SC) https://stikeman.com/siteassets/media-library/files/kh-general/practical-lawintellectual-property-clause-employment-qa-canada1108767741 **
Mattel, Inc., et al v. MGA Entertainment, Inc., et al (9th Cir. 2013) https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/11-56357/11-56357-2013-01-24.html *
The Life and Death of Copyright (Deven Desai) https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2137795
Apple Computer Inc. v. Mackintosh Computers Ltd. (Found in Théberge https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1973/index.do ) **
Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain Inc [2002] 2 SCR 336 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1973/index.do ***
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc. [2015] 3 SCR 615 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15646/index.do ***
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson [2013] 3 SCR 1168 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13390/index.do ***
Canadian Admiral v. Reddifusion [1954] Ex. CR 382, 20 CPR 75 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Admiral_Corp_v_Rediffusion_Inc ***
Harms (Inc.) Ltd and Chappell & Co v. Martans Club Ltd [1927] 1 Ch 526 https://www.iiprd.com/avoiding-copyright-infringement-of-music-at-commercial-spaces/ *
Canadian Cable Television Association v. Canada (Copyright Board), [1993] 2 F.C. 138 https://www.jurisdiction.com/ccta.htm **
SOCAN v. CAIP (Tariff 22) 2004 SCC 45 https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/366622/index.do **
CWTA v. SOCAN (2008) 2008 FCA 6 https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fca/doc/2008/2008fca6/2008fca6.html **
ESA v. SOCAN [2012] 2 SCR 231 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/9994/index.do ***
Rogers Communications Inc. v. SOCAN 2012 SCC 35 https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/9995/index.do ***
SOCAN v. ESA [2022] 2 SCR 303 https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2022/2022scc30/2022scc30.html (Webcast https://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/search-recherche/39418/)
Snow v. Eaton Centre Ltd., (1982) 70 C.P.R. (2d) 105 (Ont. H.C.J.) https://www.studocu.com/row/document/the-university-of-the-west-indies-st-augustine/criminal-law-1/snow-v-eaton-1982-70-crp-2d-105/112459090?sid=71bc4e7b-e767-400a-bd7b-eb37084b854c1790840390 **
Ritchie v. Sawmill Creek Golf & Country Club Ltd., (2004) 189 O.A.C. 282
Wiseau Studio, LLC et al. v. Harper et al. 2020 ONSC 2504 https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2020/2020onsc3920/2020onsc3920.html **
VIFF Panel on Orphan Works (2014) https://videogamelaw.allard.ubc.ca/2014/11/14/viff-panel-disscussion/
Preston v. 20th Century Fox Can. Ltd. (1993), 164 N.R. 304 (FCA)
Week 5
Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law