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Sep 16, 2021

Voltage Pictures Successful in Court of Appeal Decision

Ken Clark and Lawrence Veregin

The Federal Court of Appeal released its decision regarding Voltage Pictures’, a movie production company, certification of a reverse class action for pursuing copyright infringement claims. Voltage Pictures sought certification of its claim as a class action against anonymous people who unlawfully distributed copies of its movies online. Voltage Pictures successfully argued that a reverse class action is a fair, efficient and manageable method of advancing the claim where there are multiple respondents for low-valued claims. 

Aird & Berlis represented Voltage Pictures in the appeal with a team including Ken Clark and Lawrence Veregin.

Ken Clark
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Ken is driven to help his clients resolve their problems, particularly the ones for which it seems there is no answer. 

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Ken Clark

Partner

kclark@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.4736 T 416.865.4736

Lawrence Veregin
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Lawrence Veregin is a member of the Aird & Berlis Intellectual Property Group with a focus on copyright law.

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Lawrence Veregin

Associate

lveregin@airdberlis.com

T 416.865.3073 T 416.865.3073

Areas of Expertise

Intellectual Property

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