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.
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School eBay Inc. is “not generally liable” for trademark infringement that occurs on its website, according to Advocate General Niilo Jaaskinen of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). He did, however, contend that the online auction-house is liable once it becomes aware of any breach […]
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has begun sending letters to American universities and colleges notifying them that the Higher Education Opportunity Act requirements for combating piracy are already in effect and that the MPAA will be sending warning notices of any copyright […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Can a blogger posting links on a website be held liable for the contents of those linked sites? This is the question that was posed to the Supreme Court of Canada last week when it heard Crookes v. Newton, the latest case to tackle […]
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University Oxford University Press has published a new edition of Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy. The textbook was co-authored by Hector MacQueen, Professor at Edinburgh Law School, Scottish Law Commissioner and member of the IP Osgoode International Advisory Council. While the book is intended to cover […]
Visit the Parliament of Canada website to view a calendar of meetings of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (the "Copyright Modernization Act"). Meeting recordings and minutes are available on the site. The Committee is also welcoming briefs from groups and individuals who will not have the opportunity to appear before the Committee (documents should […]
Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University In 2004 the Southern Alberta Marijuana Investigation Team, a joint effort of the RCMP and the Calgary Police Service, requested that the utility company Enmax attach a digital recording ammeter (“DRA”) to a residence in Calgary suspected of housing a marijuana growing operation. A DRA is […]
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