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
George Nathanael is a JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School. Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that is open for editing to the general public, with its 14 million articles in over 260 languages, continues to be a life-saver for students around the world. It seems like not so long ago when the dominant mentality […]
Brandon Evenson is a 2010 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In November of last year, as part of the 31st International Data Commissioners Conference, privacy experts from around the world met in Madrid Spain to draft an international standard for the protection of privacy and personal data. It does not come as a […]
Billy Barnes is a JD candidate at the University of Toronto. A year after the US Second Circuit found that remote storage digital video recorders (RS-DVRs) did not violate copyright, the High Court of Singapore has come to the opposite conclusion. The Court found that operators of commercial RS-DVR services would be liable for authorization […]
Alex Gloor is a JD student at Osgoode Hall Law School Questions about an individual's right to privacy in light of technological advances have persisted for over a century. Government sanctioned uses of invading technologies have proved to be especially contentious. This debate has been rekindled as governments worldwide have proposed full body scanners as a […]
Amanda Carpenter is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In a recent Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice article, Jeremy Phillips writes about how a 'repeat order' is one of the most sought after goals in business, which signals that the business has done something right. A 'repeat order' is defined as […]
IP Osgoode and the Hennick Centre for Business and Law are presenting a unique half-day conference on February 11, 2010. It will feature experts who will discuss obstacles and opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovators who wish to commercialize their intellectual property. The keynote speaker will be Loudon Owen, Co-founder of McLean Watson Capital and Chairman […]
Nicole Aylwin is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Communication and Culture Graduate Programme at York University. This past December the World Trade Organization appellate body ruled against China in a dispute with the United States. The US initiated the dispute in 2007 to address three concerns: 1) China was prohibiting foreign businesses from importing publications, […]
Virgil Cojocaru is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Groovle.com allows a user to adopt one of their custom interfaces or create a ‘website’ with a unique background. This result is then pasted on the Google search screen. Groovle really operates on top of the Google search engine. When one enters a keyword, […]
Munyonzwe Hamalengwa is a Ph.D candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. There are millions of words that have been written both by conservative and progressive judges, lawyers, scholars, political scientists, social scientists, historians and journalists on various judicial philosophies and interpretative doctrines, but the influence of the status of the litigant in influencing judicial decision […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Vancouver-based yoga sportswear company Lululemon introduced a new line of national-flag themed clothing late last month, just in time for the 2010 Olympics. The new line of sweatshirts, tuques, and t-shirts features the colours of Canada, the United States, Germany and Sweden and is cheekily […]