New Media/Copyright
New media matters can be very complex and often raise issues in a number of different yet overlapping areas - particularly in copyright law. Clients of our New Media/Copyright practice group are as diverse as the businesses impacted by developments in e-commerce. The firm works with companies from high tech, software, and multimedia industries as well as those in more traditional business sectors such as banking, publishing, food services, entertainment, and retail. Clients range from start-up companies to large, well-established multinationals.
Our New Media/Copyright practice group includes a number of the firm’s professionals with expertise in a wide range of highly specialized intellectual property fields and disciplines. The firm’s new media lawyers and agents have educational backgrounds in technology and computer sciences and have experience working in technology, entertainment, information, and new media industries. Accordingly, they understand how businesses work, as well as understanding the laws that apply to them. Through their active participation in international associations and committees, our new media lawyers are always up-to-date on legislative and judicial developments around the world affecting how companies do business electronically, in both domestic and international markets.
Our Services
The following is a list of services that members of our New Media/Copyright practice group provide:
- Clearing and registering domain names and trademarks
- Drafting copyright and Internet-related contracts (such as website design/hosting agreements and electronic publishing agreements)
- Registering and enforcing copyrights in Canada and the United States
- Advising on the protection of goodwill, data, Internet content, confidential information, and trade secrets
- Advising on unfair business practices on the Internet
- Developing in-house policies for employees’ use of copyrighted works, e-mail, and the Internet
- Conducting due diligence and title opinions for new media products and services
- Clearing copyrights in materials to be used on websites or other multimedia products
- Advising on the licensing of technology and digital content and preparing related agreements
- Advising on website advertising
- Advising on emerging privacy laws in Canada
- Advising on issues relating to selling over the Internet (such as those involving merchandising licences and jurisdiction)
- Opinions on infringements of new media products and services
- Litigation of disputes related to new media products and services
Bereskin & Parr’s litigation team acts for clients in litigation proceedings involving new media and copyrights, including those relating to:
- Unauthorized use of trademarks, data, and copyrighted materials in cyberspace
- Domain name disputes
- Unfair competition in cyberspace (including potential new actions arising from the use of digital technology such as linking, framing, metatagging, and cyberstuffing)
PRACTICE GROUP LEADER
Jill Jarvis-Tonus
416.957.1618
All Practice Group members
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Liz Afolabi
B.A. (Hons.), J.D., LL.B
Associate
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519.783.3217
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Waterloo Region |
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Dan Bereskin, Q.C.
B.Sc. (Eng. Phys.), LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1673
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Toronto |
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Jonathan Burkinshaw
B.A., M.A., J.D.
Associate
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416.957.1623
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Toronto |
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Don Cameron
B.A.Sc. (Eng. Sci.), M.A.Sc. (Aerospace), LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1171
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Toronto |
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Isis Caulder
B.A.Sc. (Eng. Sci.), M.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.), J.D.
Partner
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416.957.1680
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Toronto |
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Brigitte Chan
LL.L., LL.B.
Partner
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514.871.2920
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Montréal |
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Wynnie M. Chan
B.Com., J.D.
Associate
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416.957.1662
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Toronto |
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Jonathan Colombo
B.A., M.A., LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1613
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Toronto |
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Sharyn Costin
B.A., M.A. (English), J.D.
Partner
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416.957.1626
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Toronto |
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Meghan Dillon
B.Sc. (Psych.), LL.B.
Associate
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416.957.1160
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Toronto |
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Jill Jarvis-Tonus
B.F.A., LL.B.
Counsel
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416.957.1618
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Toronto |
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François Larose
B.A.A., LL.L., LL.M.
Partner
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514.871.2109
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Montréal |
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Catherine Lovrics
B.A, LL.B.
Associate
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416.957.1163
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Toronto |
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Scott MacKendrick
B.A.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1675
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Toronto |
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Jennifer McKenzie
B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1628
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Toronto |
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Maya Medeiros
B.Sc. (Comp. Sci. & Math.), J.D.
Associate
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416.957.1688
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Toronto |
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Mark Robbins
B.A., LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1605
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Toronto |
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Cynthia Rowden
B.A., LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1617
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Toronto |
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Lloyd Sarginson
B.Sc. (Chem. Eng.), LL.B.
Partner
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416.957.1693
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Toronto |
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Tim Sinnott
B.S. (Physics), M.Sc. (Physics), LL.B.
Partner
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519.783.3212
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Waterloo Region |
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