63. Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc. 2019
Description
Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc.
Ontario has copyright in plans of survey filed in the province’s land registry, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Date: September 26, 2019
Neutral Citation: 2019 SCC 43
Breakdown of the decision:
Majority: Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella dismissed the appeal (Justices Moldaver, Karakatsanis, and Martin agreed)
Concurring: Justices Suzanne Côté and Russell Brown agreed that the Crown had copyright in the plans of survey, but said the section on Crown copyright in the Copyright Act should only cover government works that serve a public purpose in order protect against overly broad application (Chief Justice Wagner agreed)
On appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario
Lower court rulings:
Dismissal of class action (Ontario Superior Court of Justice)
Appeal (Court of Appeal for Ontario)
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