Download This PaperNon-Commercial Online Copyright Infringement in Canada: The Challenge of Balancing the Copyright Owners’ Interests Against Those of Internet Users
Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, Vol. 16, No. 1 (May 2015)
8 Pages Posted: 16 Jun 2015
Date Written: May 2015
Abstract
This short article focuses on two means of copyright infringement deterrence and compensation available to copyright owners in Canada that are specific to online infringement — namely, the Copyright Act’s notice and notice regime, which recently came into force, and injunctions to compel ISPs to disclose the identity of their subscribers to a copyright owner (Norwich orders).
Keywords: online copyright infringement, non-commercial, ISPs, Norwich orders, copyright act, notice and notice, internet users, copyright holders, copyright trolling
JEL Classification: K11, K39, K42
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