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Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet

September 21, 2016

The Internet is the basic infrastructure for global movement of data. Phenomenal growth means the Internet has become a daily presence in both the commercial arena and at home. That means that large amounts of intellectual property are in play every day Increasingly, the Internet is used in the mainstream of commerce to sell and deliver creative content and information worldwide, so issues of intellectual property protection for the material available on and through the Internet have taken on great importance. This article written be legal firm Fenwick & West LLP tells you everything, and probably more than you ever thought of, about international copyright and your content online. Worth bookmarking for future reference.

Advanced Copyright Issues on The Internet

Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc.: Who is the Author of Videogame Software for Copyright Purposes?

May 24, 2016

Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc.: Who is the Author of Videogame Software for Copyright Purposes? – Lexology

Last December, the Quebec Superior Court issued its decision in Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc, in which it attempted to clarify the notion of co-authorship (and by implication, copyright ownership) of a videogame. This case marks the first time that the issue of authorship of a videogame was ever considered by a Canadian court (and one of the very few Canadian cases to consider authorship of software more generally).

Given that videogame development is typically a team-based activity, not to mention the emergence of collaborative platforms which facilitate joint development of software by multiple contributors, any lawyer working in copyright law or in the software industry will encounter co-authorship issues with increasing frequency. Seggie v. Roofdog Games Inc. decision will therefore help to provide guidelines on these issues although, like many ground-breaking decisions, it answers some questions while raising others.

Read the entire article here, at Lexology

Tarantino, Gawker and the Hateful Eight – a case of inglorious infringement? from Lexology

February 7, 2014

Tarantino, Gawker and the Hateful Eight – a case of inglorious infringement? Academy Award winning director, screenwriter and producer Quentin Tarantino has filed a copyright action in the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles against Gawker Media for facilitating the […]

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