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George C. Eyre, Law Offices provides practical advice and legal solutions to start-ups, consultants and to companies in the I/T, multimedia and other areas. We register and prosecute Canadian Trade Marks and assist our clients with protection around the globe. George C. Eyre, B. Math., L.L.B., M.Eng. is an ex-computer consultant who had ten years experience in the computer field with companies such as Bell Canada and I.B.M. ( New York ) before returning to law school to become a computer lawyer. George C. Eyre, Law Offices provides legal services in the areas of independent contractor agreements, Computer & Internet Law, Intellectual Property such as trade marks & copyright; Employment Law (wrongful dismissal), Entertainment and Multimedia Law; Corporate, Commercial & Business Law . He runs a Website, law4it.com and a blog that features newsletters, articles, links and information on these matters. George C. Eyre has extensive experience in computer science, project management and systems and hence understands your business. He can apply this experience to assist you in meeting your goals and solving and preventing problems.

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  • Bloggers must disclosure “material connections”: The Federal Trade Commission, FTC has updated its guidelines on endorsements and testimonials which now include bloggers for the first time. The "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising" can be found on the FTC’s site – click Useful Links and look under legal sources. According to examples provided for in the guidelines: Bloggers must disclosure “material connections” (i.e. when they receive free goods and services) when they endorse a good or service. These guidelines are open for comment for a period of time. The IAB, the Internet Advertising Bureau writes in a letter to the FTC that the new guidelines clamp down on one medium i.e. the Internet but not another and this constitutes a First Amendment violation. Bur should they apply to all media? Does a Blogger located in Toronto, Ontario and selling in the U.S.A. have to comply with these guidelines? More to come.


  • The Honourable Claude Auclair of the Superior Court of Quebec, in the case of Robinson v. Cinar, has ordered Cinar (which was sold in 2004 and re-launched- as Cookie Jar) to pay $ 5.2 million in damages to Claude Robinson, for using his cartoon series, Les aventures de Robinson Curiosité, as the basis for its series Robinson Sucroé. The judgement includes (a) $1.7 million for profits earned by Cinar and other broadcasting companies, (b) $607,000 for copyright infringement, (c) $400,000 for psychological distress and (d) $1 million in exemplary damages. Issues raised in the trial include the following: (i) determining whether the cartoon Robinson Sucroe represents a substantial reproduction of the plaintiff’s series according to the Canadian Copyright Act; (ii) determining if the cartoon Robinson Sucroe is the product of independent creation; and (iii) deciding the quantum of damages. This 14 year old action is being appealed by Cinar. How does one prevent copyright infringement? The risk of copyright infringement can be minimized but not totally eliminated by having contracts in place during discussions.
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