Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. In the recent British case of Media CAT Ltd v Adams & Ors, significant media attention created a public relations nightmare for the copyright holders who want to enforce their rights but do not wish to be perceived as bullies picking on sympathetic defendants. Ultimately, the […]
Robert Karrass is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Artists and consumers protest while supporters hold […]
Kyle Lavender is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The House of Commons has resumed hearings on the Copyright Modernization Act (Bill C-32). Amidst claims that the process of amending the Copyright Act has preceded at a “snail-like” pace, it is hopeful that position papers submitted to the House of Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 […]
Ken Anderson is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. As I watched the 53rd Annual Grammy […]
Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) has released its report on the review of “Patentable Subject Matter” – detailing the types of inventions that should be patented.
IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are proud to announce Canada’s IP Writing Challenge 2011.
Professor Siebrasse is a Professor of Law at the University of New Brunswick. His patent law blog is Sufficient Description. The turn to policy in legal analysis that began with the Realists has undoubtedly been salutary in its overall effect on the law, but we have yet to fully come to grips with the evidentiary […]
Dan Whalen is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Amid the struggle to bring peace and democracy to the Middle East, there is another lesser-known effort to win the hearts and minds of the region’s citizens online. The U.S. has waged a “war of ideas”, traditionally through unidirectional intervention, but a recent initiative […]
Sarah Falzon is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Last.fm announced that it is ending its […]
Aaron Kleinman is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Utilizing online services, like Grooveshark, Pandora, Spotify, […]