SEPTEMBER 2007
Copyright licensing not the answer to grey imports
Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that copyright law cannot be used to stop parallel imports where the copyright rights have been exclusively licensed
In Euro-Excellence Inc v Kraft Canada Inc (2007 SCC 37), an oddly split 7-2 decision handed down on July 26 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada has issued an important decision relating to the ability to use copyright to prevent parallel importation of grey market goods into Canada.
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