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Freelance Writers Class Action (Robertson v. ProQuest, CEDROM, Toronto Star Newspapers, Rogers and Canwest)
June 16, 2010
The deadline for submitting claims in this class action is October 15, 2011. Freelance writers seeking compensation should submit their claims to the claims administrator as soon as possible. This class action relates to allegations that the Defendants infringed the copyright of authors and assignees of literary works published in print by the Toronto Star
Robertson v. Thomson, et al
May 31, 2010
This class action lawsuit concerns media outlets that reproduced the work of freelance writers and artists on electronic databases without consent or additional compensation. The suit alleges that this practise amounted to copyright infringement and that freelance contributors deserve payment for the electronic reproduction of their work. The lawsuit was launched in 1996 by freelance
