Do you remember the last time you made an online purchase from Amazon or the Apple Store? When you entered in all your personal information, do you remember reading Amazon…
Month: January 2009
Landmark Case Favours Public Right to Electronic Records
A six year quest of the Toronto Star has been finally put to rest by an Ontario Court of Appeal decision favouring a ‘freedom of information’ request filed by the Star. The landmark…
Photos of Released Murderer Banned From Publication
A Northern Ireland court has barred a Belfast newspaper, Sunday Life, from publishing unpixelated photos of the perpetrator of a sex related murder who is now being released after serving…
Patentees: Destroy Evidence at Your Own Peril
In a recent U.S. patent dispute between two information technology players, a court has ruled that a patentee’s destruction of potentially relevant evidence may be sanctioned by a declaration of…
Are totipotent cells patentable in Canada?
Greg Hagen is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary. While James Thomson’s claims to primate embryonic stem cells in U.S. Patent 5,843,780 (granted…
Internet Textbook Businesses Could Help Curb Textbook Piracy
Funding for higher education has always been a touchy topic for politicians. While few dispute that an educated population is beneficial for society, it is often less clear who should…