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Beat the Cybersquatter as ".co" Domain Names Open Up

Beat the Cybersquatter as ".co" Domain Names Open Up

Ashlee Froese is an Osgoode Hall alumnus and currently practices intellectual property at the law firm of Keyser Mason Ball LLP. The “.co” domain name has long been a favourite of cybersquatters and typosquatters alike, individuals who profit off the misdirection of online traffic/consumers who intend to visit a specific brand’s online space [for example, […]

The Canadian Public Domain: What, Where, and to What End?

The Canadian Public Domain: What, Where, and to What End?

Professor Carys Craig (Osgoode Hall Law School) has a new paper available on SSRN.  Her article is described below. This essay explores the important body of scholarship that has emerged on the substance, nature, and role of the public domain in intellectual property law. I offer some concrete definitions of the public domain in the […]