HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says it has reached a settlement with the Roue family over copyright and moral rights claims in the restoration of the Bluenose II.
The dispute arose in 2012 after the Roue family launched a lawsuit against the provincial government alleging that it infringed on their copyright and moral rights by using William J. Roue’s drawings in the Bluenose II restoration.
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Under the terms of the agreement, the government would pay the Roue family $300,000, including legal fees, and neither the province nor the Roue family acknowledge or admit liability.
The family would also release the province from all claims relating to the Bluenose II restoration or future activities relating to the schooner.
The government says it and the family will take steps to have the legal proceedings dismissed by the province’s Supreme Court.
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