Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. On January 26, 2011, Dalhousie University hosted its 4th annual Data Privacy Day. The half-day conference featured presenters from a wide variety of backgrounds, running the gamut from journalism to computer security to law. They spoke on topics ranging from browser security to compliance with the Personal Information […]
Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. With the increasing popularity of streaming videos on Netflix, downloading music on iTunes, and gaming on Steam, internet usage soars. Major communication providers such as Rogers Communications and Bell Canada have been restricting internet usage by charging additional fees when their customers exceed a […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In one of the sleaziest moves to hit the internet in a while (and that is a very low bar), online dating site Gotham Dating Partners Inc. announced this month that it plans to take the information from up to 340 million public Facebook […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Universal Music and Sony Music UK have both announced that they will soon deploy a new business strategy for downloaded music. The strategy (termed "on air, on sale") will see new albums available for download the same day they debut on the radio. Previously, […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Calling an end to hostilities, rival chipmakers Intel and NVIDIA have signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement that will take the companies into 2017. The deal grants Intel access to all of NVIDIA’s graphics processing unit (GPU) patents, premier along stand-alone graphics chips. In […]
Samantha Schreiber is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law (the “Institute”) has published comments on two draft instruments (1) the Draft Commission Block Exemption Regulation on Research and Development Agreements (the “Draft R&D Regulation”) and (2) the Draft Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements […]
Professor David Vaver is a member of IP Osgoode, a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford, an Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter’s College at Oxford and former Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre. The unauthorized publication by two of the Aga Khan’s followers of a […]
Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Nearly 50 years since the iconic platinum blond actress’ death, her name still epitomizes Hollywood glamour and beauty around the world. The timelessness of her name and image has led Jamie Salter, a Toronto-based businessman who runs Authentic Brands Group in New York City, […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In a blog post on his personal website, Mozilla global privacy and public-policy leader Alexander Fowler revealed that upcoming releases of Firefox will include a “Do Not Track” feature designed to stop online advertisers from tracking users. Google announced the same day that it will release a […]
Dan Whalen is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Indian Patent Office recently denied exclusive rights to Abbott Laboratories for a premier HIV-fighting drug – effectively opening up the market to lower-cost generic substitutes. The company’s application was officially contested by four opponents led by the non-governmental organization Initiative for Medicines, Access […]