Canada’s Copyright Act was enacted in 1924. It went through a series of changes throughout 1990s, with the last amendment being in 1997. In 2001 the Federal government initiated a…
Month: July 2009
Balancing Act: IP Rights vs. Global Public Health Goals
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) was established under the United Nations Charter as the principal organ to coordinate economic, social, and related work of the 14 UN…
Trademark Holders vs. Web-Domain Owners: How Much Protection is Enough?
Balancing the rights of trademark holders and registered web-domain owners is a complicated process. Understandably, trademark holders wish to protect their intellectual property rights and prevent cyber-squatters from acquiring valuable…
MySpace found not liable for assaults
A recent decision (Julie Does II v. MySpace Inc.) by the Second Circuit Court of Appeal in California held that MySpace could not be held liable for sexual assaults on…
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The Pirate Bay 2.0
Despite the ominous verdict from the Swedish court which sentenced The Pirate Bay (TPB) operators to a year in prison and a penalty of US $3.6 million for facilitating copyright…
Copyright Mythologies (and Tautologies)
Roger S. Fisher, Ph.D., LL.B. teaches a course on copyright policy at York University to third year Fine Arts students. He is a member of the Bar of Ontario and…