Freedom of Expression or Copyright: Should one take precedence over the other?

Tony Pak is a J.D. candidate at Osgoode Hall and is taking the Intellectual Property Theory course. In Neil Netanel’s recent book titled, “Copyright’s Paradox”, he advocates for a copyright system that puts freedom of expression at the forefront. He argues that copyright has been thought of as a property right despite the fact that […]

Bangkok to Barcelona: Uncertainties loom large over the issues of sharing green technology for environmental protection

Nirav Bhatt is an LLM Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. From 2-6 November 2009, the meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group for the ongoing negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol to enhance international climate change cooperation took place in Barcelona, Spain. The Barcelona talks […]