IP Osgoode is an independent voice that explores legal governance issues at the intersection of intellectual property (IP) and technology. The program’s researchers, collaborators, and students actively engage in some of the most important and cutting-edge IP law and technology related research and policy discussions of today.
Commentary and analysis on the latest developments in intellectual property, technology and privacy, featuring curated contributions from students, scholars, and experts within the Osgoode community.
Andrea Dias is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) hosted the Discovery 11 conference and tradeshow on May 18-19m 2011. Named Canada's Best Trade Show in 2010, Discovery hopes to promote innovation in Ontario by facilitating the exchange of ideas and encouraging collaboration between industry, academia, government, entrepreneurs, […]
Michael Gilburt is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 3, 2011, a coalition of artists, led by FilmON founder and billionaire movie mogul Alki David, filed a copyright infringement suit against CBS Interactive, its subsidiary CNET, and the Lime Group, owners of the illegal file-sharing platform Limewire.
Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Andrew Crossley, the sole practitioner of ACS:Law has been fined £1000 for failing to properly secure the personal details of file-sharers targeted by his firm. Among the information leaked was the identities of individuals ACS:Law had threatened with legal action for file-sharing pornography.
Jeffrey O’Brien is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. The United States District Court for The District of Columbia has granted leave to appeal to Avi Lerner’s production company, Nu Image. The studio is trying to sue 23,000 individuals for illegally downloading The Expendables. Surely they are not planning to enforce copyright against […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 2, 2011, Target Corporation and Fairweather Ltd. went to court disputing the rights to the Target name in Canada. While Target Corporation plans to open its doors to Canadian consumers in 2013, Fairweather’s Target Apparel hopes to remain the only Target in […]
Danny Titolo is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Google has officially entered the online music storage and streaming field. The service is called Music Beta by Google, and allows users to upload music libraries to a personal storage locker online. From this storage locker or cloud, users can then download or stream […]
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