From time to time, Canadians stop by asking information on copyright in Canada. We have no one here with particular expertise on Canada. However, I dredged up a site from the University of Ottawa Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic. This is their page discussing Trolls:
https://cippic.ca/en/FAQ/Copyright_Trolls
Interstingly, that site mentions the same actors we discuss at ELI
It's interesting to note that sites advice to Canadians includes list of options when negotiating with Trolls.
There are lots of other interesting tid bits. But as I don't know enough to put then in context of any Canadian rulings, I'll just let people read the site themselves. For what it's worth, I found this site through a Canadian BLAWG. That site indicated one of the attorney's associated with the clinic was interested in collecting together information on demands from Getty; that was written in 2008. I've emailed the attorney to learn whether he remains interested. If he is, I will post his email so Canadians who come here can learn of the resource.
https://cippic.ca/en/FAQ/Copyright_Trolls
Interstingly, that site mentions the same actors we discuss at ELI
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So far, trolls have mostly targeted works that can be easily identified in online searches, such as stock images and news articles. In Canada, Getty Images and Masterfile are the most active companies engaged in this scheme. Increasingly, film production companies, especially in the adult entertainment industry, target movies downloaded using peer-to-peer software such as BitTorrent clients. While trolls in this area are most active in the United States, one company issued demand letters in Canada before dismissing its claim.
It's interesting to note that sites advice to Canadians includes list of options when negotiating with Trolls.
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Accept & pay the fee demanded.
Negotiate for a lower fee.
Offer a fee in line with what the company could expect for statutory damages (in Canada, $500 per work).
If you qualify as an innocent infringer, offer the company $200 per work as an equitable settlement offer.
Tell the company that the work has been removed and say that ends the matter (and risk being sued).
Ignore the company (and risk being sued).
There are lots of other interesting tid bits. But as I don't know enough to put then in context of any Canadian rulings, I'll just let people read the site themselves. For what it's worth, I found this site through a Canadian BLAWG. That site indicated one of the attorney's associated with the clinic was interested in collecting together information on demands from Getty; that was written in 2008. I've emailed the attorney to learn whether he remains interested. If he is, I will post his email so Canadians who come here can learn of the resource.