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Does Canadas Copyright Law Balance the Rhymin and Stealin Online?
Balancing
the purpose of copyright law was to balance the public interest in promoting the encouragement and dissemination of works of the arts and intellect and obtaining a just reward for the creator - CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13 (referring to Thberge)
C-11: Summary
This enactment amends the Copyright Act to (a) update the rights and protections of copyright owners to better address the challenges and opportunities of the Internet, so as to be in line with international standards; () (e) permit certain uses of copyright material by consumers;
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Enabling piracy
Secondary infringement enabling:
27 (2.3) It is an infringement of copyright for a person, by means of the Internet or another digital network, to provide a service primarily for the purpose of enabling acts of copyright infringement if an actual infringement of copyright occurs by means of the Internet or another digital network as a result of the use of that service.
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Enabling factors
(2.4) In determining whether a person has infringed copyright under subsection (2.3), the court may consider (a) whether the person expressly or implicitly marketed or promoted the service as one that could be used to enable acts of copyright infringement; (b) whether the person had knowledge that the service was used to enable a significant number of acts of copyright infringement; (c) whether the service has significant uses other than to enable acts of copyright infringement; (d) the persons ability, as part of providing the service, to limit acts of copyright infringement, and any action taken by the person to do so; (e) any benefits the person received as a result of enabling the acts of copyright infringement; and (f) the economic viability of the provision of the service if it were not used to enable acts of copyright infringement.
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Conditions: 1. attribution; 2. non-commercial; 3. original work did not violate ; 4. no adverse effect (financial or otherwise) on original work
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Parody
Oxford an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect Merriam-Webster a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
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Satire
Oxford the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize peoples stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues Merriam-Webster a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
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Pretty Woman
Star Trek
le film 3X de Favreau a non seulement manifestement utilis les personnages de La Petite Vie , parfaitement reconnaissables dans leurs costumes et leurs manies, mais il s'est aussi appropri tout l'aspect visuel de l'oeuvre de Meunier. Favreau a recouru au maximum de ce qu'il pouvait prendre dans La Petite Vie (les dcors, les personnages, les tics, les expressions, etc.), pour ensuite l'intgrer dans son film. Il ne s'agit manifestement pas d'une parodie
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Conclusion?
You can be creative online, but you better not be a pirate and make any $$$ doing it
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