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Professor Carys Craig On Copyright Reform

Professor Carys Craig On Copyright Reform

Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. In light of the introduction on September 29, 2011, of Bill C-11, the current copyright reform bill in Canada, we would like to highlight again commentary by Carys Craig, Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and Member of IP Osgoode, on issues raised by Bill […]

Debate Over Hot-Tubbing In Patent Litigation

Debate Over Hot-Tubbing In Patent Litigation

Tracy Ayodele is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in Professor Ikechi Mgbeoji's Patents course, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Concerns surrounding expert testimony before the Courts, primarily the independence of experts, the length of […]

Motion For Summary Judgment By Madonna’s Material Girl Brand Fails To Materialize

Motion For Summary Judgment By Madonna’s Material Girl Brand Fails To Materialize

Satomi Aki is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Ever since Madonna launched her clothing line, Material Girl, in August 2010, it has been plagued by a trademark infringement suit. Two weeks after the line went on sale exclusively at Macy’s Department Stores in the United States, LA Triumph Inc filed a lawsuit […]

Musicians See 20 More Years Of Royalties Thanks To Cliff's Law

Musicians See 20 More Years Of Royalties Thanks To Cliff's Law

Ben Farrow is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 12, 2011, the European Parliament extended the copyright term for performers from 50 to 70 years and implemented three important reforms to the copyright system by adopting an amendment to its existing copyright reform legislation, Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection […]

Authors’ Groups File Complaint Against Google For Mass Copyright Infringement

Authors’ Groups File Complaint Against Google For Mass Copyright Infringement

Mekhala Chaubal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The dust over Google’s 6-year long litigation with the Authors Guild has not even begun to settle, when already the next copyright infringement dispute between the two parties seems to be looming. For more information regarding the now-infamous Google Books Lawsuit, see the article […]

Facebook’s So-Called Privacy Boost Gets Few “Likes”

Facebook’s So-Called Privacy Boost Gets Few “Likes”

Jennifer O’Dell is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall and Denise Brunsdon is a social media writer and researcher. In the wake of GooglePlus’ (Google+) strong launch with its much-lauded privacy settings, Facebook recently announced their new contribution to Internet privacy in social networking. For those hoping that these changes signal an important ideological shift […]

Sony's New Terms Of Service Seek To Eliminate Class Action Threat

Sony's New Terms Of Service Seek To Eliminate Class Action Threat

Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. After a very difficult summer regarding the security of the personal information of Sony customers, the technology company has chosen to protect itself from class action litigation in the future.  In the Terms of Service (TOS) for the company’s Playstation Network, which is where […]

America Invents Act: Most Significant Patent Reforms Since 1952

America Invents Act: Most Significant Patent Reforms Since 1952

Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed the America Invents Act, initiating the most significant development in American patent law since 1952. The reforms are intended to aid inventors in bringing their inventions to market with the aim of improving business and employment opportunities. […]

Goodbye Borders, Hello Asset Fight

Goodbye Borders, Hello Asset Fight

Jennifer O’Dell is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall and Denise Brunsdon is a social media writer and researcher. Borders will not be the last book chain to close its doors because of insufficient revenue in an e-reader world. But while there is symbolism and nostalgia in the loss, there are also curious digital and […]