CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada
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CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, [2004] 1 SCR 339,[2] 2004 SCC 13, is a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case that established the threshold of originality and the bounds of fair dealing in Canadian copyright law. A group of publishers sued the Law Society of Upper Canada for copyright infringement for providing photocopy services to researchers. The Court unanimously held that the Law Society's practice fell within the bounds of fair dealing.
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CCH Canadian Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada | |
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Hearing: November 10, 2003 Judgment: March 4, 2004 | |
Full case name | CCH Canadian Ltd., Thomson Canada Limited c.o.b. as Carswell Thomson Professional Publishing, and Canada Law Book Inc. v. Law Society of Upper Canada |
Citations | [2004] 1 SCR 339, 2004 SCC 13, 236 DLR (4th) 395, 30 CPR (4th) 1, 247 FTR 318 |
Docket No. | 29320 [1] |
Prior history | Judgment for the publishers in the Federal Court of Appeal |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louise Arbour, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps, Morris Fish | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | McLachlin C.J. |
Laws applied | |
Copyright Act, RSC 1985, c C-42 |
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