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
Leslie Chong is a J.D. student at Osgoode Hall Law School On 17 November 2010, IP Osgoode hosted Professor Fisher’s lecture about the 18th century copyright infringement lawsuit involving piano trios written by classical composers Franz Joseph Haydn and Ignaz Pleyel. While the court documents of the case had long been lost and only recently […]
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School On Dec 1, 2010, I was invited to appear as a witness to the Parliamentary Committee Hearings of Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (also known as the “Copyright Modernization Act”). I was […]
Leslie Chong is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Following the "notice of allowance" that Facebook recently received for its FACE trademark application, many have criticized the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While the trademark appears only to apply in specific circumstances, some have noted that it seems unconventionally broad and generic. Known to be fervent […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed on Monday that it seized 82 domain names belonging to websites that were allegedly trading in pirated and counterfeit goods. The agency claims this is only an intermediate step in a larger ongoing project […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Joining the arms race of online movie services, Cineplex recently introduced its own download store as part of a multi-phase strategy to create “one of the most powerful online entertainment experiences available to Canadians.” The announcement comes hot on the heels of a similar […]
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Web TV is the new place to be, so it seems. Google is currently in talks with Filmyard Holdings to license the digital rights to Miramax Film’s extensive repertoire. The negotiation efforts are in the hopes of bolstering its online services such as YouTube […]
Pascale Chapdelaine is a member of IP Osgoode, Ph.D. (candidate) Osgoode Hall Law School and is Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. My current research work to substantiate and better define consumers’ rights to copies of copyrighted works recurrently leads towards one of the great contemporary legal challenges: the nature of […]
The issue of orphan works is one of increasing significance, and has received global attention. Since 1989, the Copyright Board has been empowered to issue non-exclusive licences for the use of unlocatable owners’ works and other subject matters protected by copyright. The Canadian regime, which inspired Hungary’s 2009 initiative in this area, has received little […]
Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed an amicus brief to support the ACLU and the PUBPAT in a lawsuit challenging Myriad Genetics’ patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Previously on IPilogue, Dan Whalen covered some of the social policy issues raised by gene patents. In this post, I will discuss […]
Stuart Freen is a J.D. candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Competition Bureau of Canada is asking the Superior Court of Ontario to order Rogers Communications to pay a $10M penalty for misleading advertising in the mobile phone market. The allegations relate to advertisements for the Rogers discount brand Chatr claiming the service had […]