SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights, and Allied Workers v. Maritime Environmental Training Institute Ltd., 2014 NSSC 64
Date: 20140220
Docket: Hfx No. 418412
Registry: Halifax
Between:
Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights, and Allied Workers and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1588
Applicants
v.
Maritime Environmental Training Institute Limited
Respondent
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice M. Heather Robertson
Heard: January 17, 2014, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Decision: February 20, 2014
Subject: Copyright infringement. Copyright Act. R.S.C. 1985, c. C-42
Summary: The Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights, and Allied Workers and United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1588 claim copyright infringement for a scaffolding manual developed by a UK company, for Carpenters Local 579 and subsequently used by the respondent.
Issue: Do the applicants have a copyright to the materials? Was there an infringement of their copyright?
Result: The applicants did not establish they were owners of the copyright. Application dismissed.
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