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- Parties: The plaintiffs included Great Bowery Inc. d/b/a "Trunk Archive". The defendant was Valnet Inc.
- Subject Matter: This Federal Court action involves claims of copyright infringement and infringement of moral rights under the Canadian Copyright Act, brought by Great Bowery Inc. d/b/a "Trunk Archive" (as assignee) and 24 individual photographers against Valnet Inc. for the alleged unauthorized reproduction and communication to the public of the photographers' photographs on the Defendant's websites and YouTube/social media accounts. The Defendant denies the claims and has raised defences including lack of standing, fair dealing, limitation periods, and lack of subsistence of copyright. This case is ongoing.
- Date: The hearing was set on May 11, 2026.
- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.
- Amount: No financial award was specified.
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Federal CourtCase Number
T-1596-24Practice Area
Intellectual propertyAmount
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Trial Start Date
24 June 2024