IP Osgoode and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) are thrilled to announce the winner of the sixth annual edition of Canada’s IP Writing Challenge: (more…)
Month: October 2014
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit Overrules District Court Educational Fair Use decision in Cambridge University Press v. Patton
On October 17, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its decision in Cambridge University Press et al. v. Patton et al. The case is about…
in Internet Sharing, IP, IP Reform, Regulatory Policy, Secondary (ISP) Liability, Social Media, Technology, US0by Editor
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#TwitterWantsToTweetTransparency
Earlier this month, Twitter filed a lawsuit (Twitter v. Holder) against the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), claiming they prevented Twitter from publishing…
Promises That Can Kill: An Update
Under the Patent Act, an invention must be useful to be patentable. While in Canada the inventor does not need to describe the utility of the invention in the patent,…
in Blogs, Canada, Copyright, Internet Sharing, IP, Music Industry, Music Industry, Technology0by Editor
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How Many Spins of "Summer of '69" Earn Bryan Adams a Real Six String?
This past spring, the Copyright Board of Canada issued its decision certifying Re:Sound’s Tariff 8 and setting the royalties collected for webcasting in Canada. Many parties of interest were incensed by the proposed…