The IPilogue is IP Osgoode’s online journal of IP Law and Technology. It publishes analysis and commentary on current pressing intellectual property, technology, privacy and related legal issues. The IPilogue features curated contributions from students, scholars, and experts within the Osgoode community, from our network of affiliated researchers and partners, as well as from professionals and scholars in disciplines outside of law.
Editor in Chief: Prof. Carys Craig (ccraig@osgoode.yorku.ca)
Submission inquiries: iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca
Preserving copyright's balance in the digital age requires more than adapting existing rules to new technologies. It requires ensuring that the practical freedoms traditionally enjoyed by users are not lost simply because knowledge is delivered through digital means.
Penney sat down with IP Osgoode researchers to discuss why people often silence themselves in the face of surveillance, uncertainty, and power, and why prevailing legal theories fail to adequately explain this phenomenon.
red teaming that excludes legal expertise is red teaming that leaves the courtroom door unguarded. In my own journey from legal academic to participant in AI safety exercises, I have learned that, sometimes, the most valuable insights emerge from disciplinary friction
On March 23, 2026, IP Osgoode Director Professor Craig appeared before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Committee. You can read her prepared remarks
"Intellectual Property Futures: Exploring the Global Landscape of IP Law and Policy" does more than anticipate technological change; it provides an opportunity to identify and critically examine the blind spots embedded within the contemporary IP legal landscape.
If law is the heart of a democratic society... then AI functions as the stressor that tests its endurance in the face of emerging and increasingly complex legal challenges.
Silbey’s central thesis is that contemporary copyright law is undergoing a gradual but profound transformation. Doctrines historically designed to facilitate the circulation of ideas and preserve the public domain are increasingly weakened, enabling the commodification and enclosure of knowledge, facts, and expressive fragments.
In March 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada released CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada. Twenty-one years later, scholars, practitioners, professionals, and observers gathered in Toronto to reflect on the enduring legacy of CCH at home and abroad.
Despite the complex nature of IP law, the potential benefits of creating standardized international contractual terms are clear.
Our paper demonstrates the growing awareness among policymakers of the important effects of Big Tech and personal data collection on competition and market power.