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
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. As the volume of litigants and evidence stacks up against News of the World amid the ongoing British phone-hacking scandal, onlookers have increasingly begun to wonder how it had gotten so far without any serious repercussions. New investigations not only give concerning accounts of […]
Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta Online tracking of children has become an increasingly hot topic as concerned parents and privacy advocates push for greater protection of children’s online information, particularly amid revelations that popular kids’ sites install 30% more tracking tools than those targeting adults and Disney’s $3 million […]
Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. DC Comics, owner of the Batman character, filed a lawsuit on May 6, 2011, alleging infringement of its copyright and trade-mark rights over the Batmobile. The suit, filed in California, alleges that the named defendant, Mark Towle, is selling imitation Batmobile vehicles as well […]
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University. Software giant Microsoft has acquired Internet telephony firm Skype for a cool $8.5 billion. Microsoft’s purchase comes in the wake of Skype filing to become a publicly traded company. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer commented that “Skype was on a path to IPO, and we said, 'Hey, […]
Danny Titolo is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. When a land is riddled with violence and government oppression, the more common reaction from its citizens is to counter the violence with guns and barbed wire. This is not the case in Syria where its citizens have turned to cyber activism and social […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Since 2002, at least one company, Medical Justice, has been offering physicians the opportunity to quiet the online voices of dissatisfied patients through a unique manipulation of copyright law. As this service has become more popular among physicians, closer scrutiny has become warranted. Unfortunately for […]
Mark Kohras is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Every year, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) releases its Special 301 Report. The report provides a detailed list of countries that the United States believes are deficient when it comes to intellectual property laws or enforcement. Perhaps it is no […]
Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. The Chairs of the WIPO copyright consultation meetings held in April recently issued reports on two copyright treaties that are currently being negotiated: the draft Treaty on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances and the draft Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations.
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Jeffrey O’Brien is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. On election day many voters discussed results before the polls closed, but broadcasting such conversations to the public would violate s. 329 of the Canada Elections Act.