A team of Hamilton scientists at the Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute (SCC-RI) of McMaster University have made a breakthrough discovery (reported by CTV here) with the potential to…
Month: May 2012
Government Grants Create Academic/Public/Private/Non-Profit Research Partnerships: Congratulations Prof D’Agostino and her Team
On Friday May 25th, the Government of Canada announced a series of investments that seeks to create research partnerships among the academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The effort will…
in Blogs, Copyright, Copyright Reform, European Union, Literary Works, UK, Uncategorized, WIPO0by Editor
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It’s Official: Functionality is Uncopyrightable, Says the European Court of Justice
In November 2011, the Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), Yves Bot, issued an influential but non-binding legal opinion, positing that the functional aspects of computer programs should…
Village People Crooner’s “Macho Macho” Song Rights Held Up in Court
In a long-anticipated court ruling on May 9th, a California judge upheld former Village People lead singer Victor Willis’s right to reclaim ownership of hit songs such as “YMCA” and…
in Blogs, Canada, Competition, Copyright, Feature Post, IP, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized, US0by Editor
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From Russia With Love: Theft Conviction of Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Overturned at Appeal due to Nature of Property
This April, the United States Court of Appeals ruled that Sergey Aleynikov, former Goldman Sachs software developer-turned convicted thief and spy, was wrongly charged and convicted of theft and espionage…
in Feature Post, Internet, Privacy, Smartphones, Social Media, Technology, Telecommunications0by Editor
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lawTechCamp reminds Lawful Access to consider the Charter: The Disclosure of Subscriber Information and Privacy Implications
Throughout last weekend’s second annual lawTechCamp, audience members interacted with each other using the Twitter hashtag #ltcto2012. While many participants chose not to hide their online identity behind a veil of anonymity,…