CCT206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Zippo, Minimum Contacts

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Cct206 lecture 2 (jan. 14, 2016) issues of jurisdiction. Cases: mrs. maier"s photos, social media photo copyright, brown vs. leigh, ebooks, zippo (manufacturing vs. dot com), gutnick vs. dow jones, baghora vs. washington post. Chang case judgement: lack of jurisdiction, dismissed. Cc licenses address creator"s copyright, not privacy/publicity rights. Power to legislate, adjudicate & enforce cases. Extraterritoriality: ontario can hear case if it involves ontario resident, even in other. Importance: court can hear the case if it falls under their jurisdiction provinces. Default judgement: judgement favoured for plaintiff, if defendant doesn"t show. Minimum contacts: links/contacts abroad that validate statements (e. g. business) 3 bases: territoriality: physical location of jurisdiction, nationality: if a case has national importance, or breaks national laws (e. g. canadians. International agreement: must be agreed on by both parties (e. g. court of the hague, war crimes) Court has jurisdiction: over subject matter, things within territory (in rem)

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