Author: Allison Hardy

About Allison Hardy

Allison is currently attending Western University, Faculty of Law. Prior to attending law school, she completed her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree at Queen’s University, graduating with distinction on the Dean’s Honour List. Majoring in Global Development Studies, Allison balanced her studies at Queen’s with community involvement, including working with the Queen’s Project on International Development. While at law school, Allison has been greatly involved in the Western Law community. She worked as a 1L Associate Caseworker at Western’s Community Legal Services Clinic serving members of the London community on a wide variety of files. Allison has also been involved with the law school’s Distinguished Speakers Committee and the Western Food Law and Policy Association. As a Research Assistant for faculty members at Western Law, Allison conducts research on Canadian foreign policy in international human rights law, public international law, and international refugee law.

Williams v Music and Entertainment Rights Licensing Independent Network Ltd and the Territorial Principle

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In its decision in Williams v Music and Entertainment Rights Licensing Independent Network Ltd, the Federal Court denied a claim that the Applicant’s musical content had been used without consent in contravention of the Copyright Act (“Act”). In coming to its decision, the Court affirmed that removing or otherwise making unavailable copyright content does not amount to a contravention under the Act, as well as the notion that copyright law respects the territorial principle.

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