Stuart Freen is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Should high-speed internet be regulated as a basic service available to all Canadians, even those in remote rural locations? The CRTC grappled with this question over the past two weeks, hearing submissions from stakeholders including the nation’s major ISPs. Proposals to extend coverage nationwide […]
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University The average teenager may not pay much attention to the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, but they might want to make an exception for Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association today. The case is a challenge to a 2005 California law which prohibits the sale of […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School After a 12-year legal battle, Amazon may finally be able to get a patent in Canada on its “1-click” e-commerce system. The Federal Court granted an appeal in favour of Amazon last Thursday, completely overturning an earlier decision of the Commissioner of Patents. In what […]
Stuart Freen is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law Schoo Apple recently revised some of its policies and practices relating to the reviews of its applications (or “apps”) for its iPhone and iPad App Store. The changes are aimed at improving transparency and fairness in the review process. Among the changes are a brand […]
Stuart Freen is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Waterloo-based mobile phone company Research In Motion may be set to reveal a new Blackberry-branded tablet PC at its developer conference next week. Market watchers predict that RIM will unveil a 7-inch touchscreen device tentatively called the “BlackPad”, which would go on sale in […]
Robert Dewald is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Canadian telecommunications giant Research in Motion (RIM), which manufacturers the popular BlackBerry, has reportedly offered information and tools to assist India’s government in monitoring encrypted emails and messaging services (Reuters). India, which had threatened to shut down the BlackBerry service, is the latest country to […]
Stu Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The Federal Court of Appeal recently released a decision holding that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not considered to be broadcasters within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act and are therefore not subject to the same levies that are imposed on traditional TV and […]
Michael John Long is an LLM candidate advancing to the PhD at Osgoode Hall Law School On the morning of July 1st a common thread rippled throughout my email inbox; the topic related to movie streaming sites, or perhaps better said, a lack thereof. After a few key strokes I learned that this streaming website […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. While most of the media coverage of Bill C-32 (aka the “Copyright Modernization Act”) has focused on either the increased protection for digital locks or the new categories of user rights, the bill also includes some tough new laws aimed at stamping out illegitimate […]
Robert Dewald is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School On May 12, 2010 the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) responded to several questions posed by the President of the EPO, Ms Alison Brimelow, regarding the patentability of computer programs in Europe. The resounding answer to these questions, provided […]