Other Cases
September 12, 2019
Hong v Lavy 2019 NSSC 271
The NSSC refused the applicants’ motion to withdraw affidavits (filed but never “used” as the application was settled). The Respondents had consented and no media were present to oppose.
February 22, 2019
Albo v The Winnipeg Free Press et al 2019 MBQB 34
In this decision the MBQB dismissed the claims of breach of copyright and breach of contract brought by a paid consultant on a story, who sued the Winnipeg Free Press for republishing the story as a book.
July 24, 2017
Cedrom-SNI inc c Dose Pro inc 2017 QCCS 3383
The plaintiff newspapers and their online publisher were found to have had their copyright breached and the defence of fair dealing was found NOT to apply.
June 28, 2017
Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc 2017 SCC 34
The SCC has upheld an order of the BCCA and BCSC for Google to remove the websites of a technology company from its search engine results worldwide.
March 14, 2017
Nalcor Energy v Anderson 2017 NLTD(G) 51
The Supreme Court of Newfoundland has ruled that a journalist gets no special status as the subject of an ex parte injunction.