Superman’s (Termination) Kryptonite: Subsequent Agreements – Warner Bros and DC Comics win fight over Superman’s Copyright

DC Comics v Pacific Pictures Corp et al, the recent decision of a Central District of California court to deny termination rights to the heirs of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster, may be legally based in American copyright law. However, the case has its roots, loosely speaking, in Canada.

ICANN See Some Problems: New Domains and Freedom of XXXpression

Turns out the internet isn’t all about porn. Just kidding, it mostly is. But underneath the debate sparked by the .XXX domain question at last week’s international website regulatory conference are a series of fundamental issues about internet freedom of expression, the process for determining what new URLs will be on offer, the tension between […]

End of the Road for Christian Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent

The re-posting of this analysis is part of a collaboration with Ashlee Froese. It appears that fashion's most infamous case has finally come to a close. Both parties seemingly came away from the Appeal decision satisfied: Christian Louboutin's trade-mark registration remained valid and exclusivity was maintained with respect to red soles with contrasting shoes; Yves Saint Laurent was […]

"It's a New Season at ICANN": Chehadé to Focus on Public Interest, Internationalization, and Operational Efficiency

Canada, the public interest, internationalization and operational efficiency were the overarching themes at the ICANN 45 Opening Ceremonies and President’s Opening Session on Monday.

In the World of Chocolate, Cadbury owns part of the Rainbow

Cadbury won a surprising victory on October 1, 2012 by getting the colour purple as a registered trade-mark under the Trade-mark system of the European Union.

Sunny with a Chance of Chill: Forecasting EU's New Cloud Computing Strategy

At the risk of raining on the EU's cloud parade, the European Commission's recently unveiled report, “Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe”, also threatens to unleash a legal storm of international regulatory ordeals, multi-jurisdictional issues, privacy and security battles, and commercial liability. Alas, that is the price of technological ambition: one is always waiting for […]

Stay Wars: Apple Strikes Back (UPDATED)

Having won the patent infringement battle in the High Court of Justice of England & Wales, Samsung is determined to win the war. Apple, however, is attempting to stave off the offensive by fighting to have a controversial court order stayed.

ICANN 45: gTLD System Put to the Test

The issues surrounding new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will be the focus of ICANN 45; the last meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) scheduled for 2012. The meeting will be held in Toronto from October 13 to October 19.

When Porn Tycoons Meet Internet Sultans: the Triple-X Saga

Luca Belli is a PhD candidate at Panthéon-Assas University (PRES Sorbonne Universités), Paris, and a member of the Steering Committee at MediaLaws, www.medialaws.eu. The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. In 2000, the young Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decided to […]

Reply all: BCer launches privacy class action against Google

A Sechelt resident has filed a class action suit with the British Columbia Supreme Court against tech superpower Google Inc. The claim alleges privacy and copyright violations committed by the Gmail content scanning process, which includes digital review of correspondence between Gmail users and users of other, non-Gmail accounts.