Canada has decided to become fully integrated with the international trademark regime, but trolls are already taking advantage of the rule changes, writes Ashlee Froese of Froese Law. In 2014, Canada ratified the adoption of three international trademark treaties that will impact aspects of domestic Canadian trademarks law: the Nice Agreement

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note: copyright trolls often seek maximum allowable-by-law compensation for alleged infringements, and then settle for much lower, cycling through a large volume of cases quickly. 7.) [7] 2013, UMG vs. Veoh: Universal Music Group sued Veoh and lost by summary action as Veoh has a system in place to take down infringing material on their sites. Got served paper from IP trolls for bit torrent copyright. expected to respond to that last letter within the designated time, 30 days if you live in Canada, a Jan 13, 2017 · The University of Manitoba, for example, explains in its notice that U.S. copyright fines and penalties do not apply in Canada and that statutory damages for non-commercial infringement in Canada

Many trolls have registered works in the United States, and provide copies of these registrations to Canadian victims to "prove" that they own copyright in Canada. US copyright registrations are irrelevant in Canada - only Canadian registrations have any relevance.

Copyright trolls: know your obligations and beware phony You might be dealing with a copyright troll. Unlike stock photography websites like iStockphoto and Shutterstock, who make money on licensing fees, trolls merely pose as stock photo websites. These companies’ main source of income comes from threatening those who unwittingly use their photos without a license. Canada: Norwich Orders And Copyright Trolls Mar 14, 2014