Parody
Gucci or CUGGL? The Japan Patent Office dismisses trademark infringement claims by Gucci
The Hocus Pocus of Intellectual Property in Halloween Costumes
Transplanting the Canadian UGC Exception to Hong Kong: Part 1
Transplanting the Canadian UGC Exception to Hong Kong: Part 1
In July 2013, the Hong Kong government conducted a public consultation on the treatment of parody under the copyright regime. Building on two earlier consultations on digital copyright reform in December 2006 and April 2008, this latest consultation identified three legislative options: (1) clarifying the threshold for criminal copyright infringement; (2) introducing a specific criminal […]
Celine Dion Takes On Satirical Blogger In David And Goliath Fight (Spoiler: Goliath Wins)
Celine Dion Takes On Satirical Blogger In David And Goliath Fight (Spoiler: Goliath Wins)
Jennifer O'Dell is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall and Denise Brunsdon is a social media writer and researcher. Only one post remains on the Ridiculous Pictures of Celine Dion Tumblr and it is tellingly tagged "RIP" and "the dion effect." Dion's lawyers sent Nick Angiolillo, the New York blogger who runs the satirical Tumblr site […]
Hague Court Allows Individual Artistic Expression
Hague Court Allows Individual Artistic Expression
Jeffrey O'Brien is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Louis Vuitton may not have expected much of a counterattack when it sought to prevent Danish artist Nadia Plesner’s use of the fashion mogul’s recognizable handbags in her pictures, but the civil court at The Hague has recently ruled in her favour.