Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The University of Kansas, one of the first universities with a formal open access policy, along with 21 other…
Month: August 2011
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Full Steam Ahead For UK Digital Economy Act Despite Enforcement Uncertainty
Andrew Baker is an LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. The United Kingdom is proceeding with implementation of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) after the legislation recently passed…
Marvel Wins Right To Retain Copyrights Of Comic Characters
Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Marvel Worldwide Inc. won its case to retain the copyrights to comic characters against the estate of legendary comic…
WIPO Looks To Find Balance Between Performer And Producer Rights
Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. The Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recommended to the…
ASA Rules On Ad For Joke Phone Hacking App: Guess The Joke Is On You, Jamster
Satomi Aki is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the independent advertising watchdog of the UK, upheld On July 13, 2011, complaints against…
A “Charter Rights First” Approach To The Intersection Of Freedom Of Expression And Copyright
Graham Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and an IP Osgoode Research Affiliate. Recent legislative developments in Canada…