Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. On May 24, 2011, in Missouri, US District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry denied an injunction requested by tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill against Warner Bros. to prevent the release of the upcoming comedy film “The Hangover: Part II” on May 26.  Mr. Whitmill […]

Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. According to a report released last week by Sandvine, 29.7% of all downstream internet traffic during peak hours in North America is from the online video streaming service Netflix. Old-fashioned web browsing accounted for only 17% of traffic due to the high bandwidth requirements […]

Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg stepped down in March 2011 from his position as German defence minister following revelations that he had plagiarized much of his 2006 doctoral thesis.

Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Google’s advertising policy contains a set of guidelines intended to prevent illegal online pharmacies from advertising on the search engine. Adverts for these “rogue pharmacies” have nevertheless been spotted, leading Google to set aside $500 million to settle a potential investigation regarding whether Google […]

Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), recently proposed a levy on electronic memory cards that would collect between $0.50 and $3.00 on each sale depending on their capacity. The existing tariff on recording media like blank CDs would remain the same.

Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Despite public calls driven by morbid curiosity and a yen for closure, the White House has decided not to release the post-mortem photos of Osama bin Laden. According to US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, the decision was motivated in part by concern that […]