The Canadian Government announced last week that it is amending the Copyright Act to extend the term of protection for performers and makers of sound recordings from its current 50…
Month: April 2015
On World Intellectual Property Day, Get Up, Stand Up. For Music.
This Sunday, April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day, an annual event to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property (IP) in encouraging innovation and creativity. The date was…
Social Networks and Fundamental Rights: Last Developments In The Cyberspace
The re-posting of this analysis is part of a cross-posting collaboration with MediaLaws: Law and Policy of the Media in a Comparative Perspective. “Dear User, your Facebook account has been temporary…
Paying for Delay: Old School Lawyering Meets Compound Interest
Compound interest ought to be the rule rather than the exception in calculating prejudgment interest in litigation involving commercial businesses. It is welcoming to see recognition and expansion of this…
"Notice and Notice" and Video Streaming - Are You Breaking Bad?
Video streaming, we all do it (or have done it at some point). It’s difficult not to in this day and age when entertainment is so easily transportable and amenable…
Virotech Patents, Viropiracy, and Viral Sovereignty
INTRODUCTION Access to medicines goes hand in hand with the protection of intellectual property rights. At a time when the United States is undertaking large-scale reforms in both the intellectual…