Justice Robert Blair named new Copyright Board chairman

OTTAWA – Industry Canada has tapped Justice Robert A. Blair as chair of the Copyright Board of Canada for a five-year term, effective immediately.Blair, pictured, was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in November 2003, after serving for 12 years as a trial judge on the Superior Court, reads Wednesday’s announcement. In both capacities, he has presided over matters involving almost all areas of the law, with a particular emphasis as a trial judge on cases on the Commercial List in Toronto and a continuing involvement with such cases at the appellate level.“I would like to welcome Justice Robert...