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.
Ivy Tsui is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. With the increasing popularity of streaming videos on Netflix, downloading music on iTunes, and gaming on Steam, internet usage soars. Major communication providers such as Rogers Communications and Bell Canada have been restricting internet usage by charging additional fees when their customers exceed a […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In one of the sleaziest moves to hit the internet in a while (and that is a very low bar), online dating site Gotham Dating Partners Inc. announced this month that it plans to take the information from up to 340 million public Facebook […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Universal Music and Sony Music UK have both announced that they will soon deploy a new business strategy for downloaded music. The strategy (termed "on air, on sale") will see new albums available for download the same day they debut on the radio. Previously, […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Calling an end to hostilities, rival chipmakers Intel and NVIDIA have signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement that will take the companies into 2017. The deal grants Intel access to all of NVIDIA’s graphics processing unit (GPU) patents, premier along stand-alone graphics chips. In […]
Samantha Schreiber is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law (the “Institute”) has published comments on two draft instruments (1) the Draft Commission Block Exemption Regulation on Research and Development Agreements (the “Draft R&D Regulation”) and (2) the Draft Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements […]
Professor David Vaver is a member of IP Osgoode, a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford, an Emeritus Fellow of St. Peter’s College at Oxford and former Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre. The unauthorized publication by two of the Aga Khan’s followers of a […]
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