Canadian copyright and music lawyer. Former FC Clerk. Don't you love baseball too? @ajacobsIP.bsky.social

Toronto, Ontario
Joined December 2008
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We filed a lawsuit against Suno Inc., alleging that the company’s generative AI platform is producing and streaming outputs that replicate human-created musical works without consent or payment. To read more 👉socan.com/socan-ai/ai-lawsui…
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Don’t miss this opportunity to learn directly from some of Canada’s most respected legal minds. Following the program, join us to celebrate Kassandra Shortt, this year's recipient of our Rising Star Award in Information Technology/Intellectual Property. cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id…
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Don't miss this opportunity to engage with seasoned judges from the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal, who will share valuable lessons learned, and to network with colleagues and gain practical insights on how to excel in your IP career. cbapd.org/details_en.aspx?id…
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Federal court dismisses copyright reverse class action motion with leave to amend and rules that the copyright notice and notice system cannot be used to serve court documents Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Salna decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf…
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Dynamic site blocking comes to Canada for pirated TV content: "Court approval would be impossible prior to each new blocking step because these efforts need to happen in real time in order to be effective." #copyright ippractice.ca/decision/?cite…
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New government regulations regarding time limits for matters before the Copyright Board are now in force. Read them here: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/…
Read our detailed analysis of the new Canada’s Consumer Privacy Protection Act replacing PIPEDA and its impact for businesses @elisa_henry @Francois_JC @danmichaluk eloisegratton.com/s/4768
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Government of Canada appoints Justice Martineau to chair Copyright Board of Canada bit.ly/3nNZoO4
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The Board's new website is here! Have a look! 👉 cb-cda.gc.ca
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller - An agreement saying an UberEats driver had to go to arbitration instead of suing in Ontario was so unfair it was invalid, the Supreme Court has ruled: scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/cb/2… #contracts #arbitration #cdnlaw
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UPDATED and UNLOCKED: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner @PrivacyPrivee has not approved the contact-tracing #COVID19 app announced by the federal government Thursday 🔒: bit.ly/2UWJvYV #cdnpoli #CRTC
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Practice Direction and Order (COVID-19): Update #3 extends Suspension Period until June 15. fct-cf.gc.ca/Content/assets/… Except as described in today’s PD, the PDs dated April 29 and April 4 remain in force. fct-cf.gc.ca/Content/assets/… fct-cf.gc.ca/content/assets/…
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The Federal Court of Appeal extends the current Suspension period to May 29, 2020 and provides guidance with respect to the remote commissioning of affidavits: fca-caf.gc.ca/fca-caf/pdf/No…
Today, the Federal Court issued an Updated Practice Direction and Order (COVID-19) which supersedes the Practice Direction and Order dated March 17, 2020. fct-cf.gc.ca/content/assets/…
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Privacy Commissioner of Canada takes legal action against Facebook mobilesyrup.com/2020/02/06/p…
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Plaintiff in copyright case must reimburse internet service provider's reasonable costs of complying with court order to disclose defendant's identity: $67.23 (plus tax). cippic.ca/sites/default/file…
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New/Old/Reframed/Restated OPC cross border consultation ... Deadline August 6. priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/…