TRREB v. RE Stats Inc. (Redatum) 2021 FC 30 — Federal Court denied TRREB's interlocutory injunction; data "comes from its clients, which are TRREB members"; copyright question left for trial

Claim. TRREB v. RE Stats Inc. (Redatum), 2021 FC 30 — the Federal Court denied TRREB's interlocutory injunction. TRREB failed to prove irreparable harm; granting the injunction would "grind Redatum's business to a halt." The court made no ruling on whether the database is copyrightable (left for trial). Crucially, Redatum's data "comes from its clients, which are TRREB members" — i.e., member-permissioned access; TRREB's lawyer called this a "whack-a-mole" problem.

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"Comes from its clients, which are TRREB members." "Grind Redatum's business to a halt."

Source. 2021 FC 30; CBC; realestatemagazine.ca, accessed 2026-06-21.

Confidence. Verified.

Caveats. Injunction denied ≠ unlawful conduct found. "Member-permissioned access survived an injunction" is the precise statement; no court has ruled it lawful.

Implication / use. The closest case to the "agent-funnelled" seam. Anchors Rule: the agent-permissioned (Redatum) seam survived only an injunction — no court has ruled it lawful. Boards actively terminate feeds. Treat as exposed, build resilience — the model survived an injunction only, not a merits ruling.