IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who attended Dr. Matthew Rimmer’s lecture entitled “The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Copyright Law, the Creative Industries, and Internet Freedom” on October 8, 2015 at…
Month: November 2015
The Internet of Things: Guidance, Regulation and the Canadian Approach
The re-posting of this article is part of a cross-posting agreement with CyberLex. The Internet of Things (IoT) has been identified as a disruptive technology, bringing with it both the…
Small Claims Court Makes Some Big Decisions about Fair Dealing and TPMs
In the recently released decision 1395804 Ontario Limited c.o.b. Blacklock’s Reporter v Canadian Vintners Association, the Ottawa small claims court ruled in an interesting way on fair dealing that might…
US: Safe Harbour No Longer
On October 6, 2015, the European Court of Justice declared that the Safe Harbour program – a framework which allowed efficient transfer of personal data between European Union (EU) member…
ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees Review: Should Partial Rights Withdrawals be Allowed?
Last year the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was opening a review of antitrust consent decrees that govern the activities of two major US performing rights organizations…
Copyright, Disability and Social Inclusion: the Marrakesh Treaty and the Role of Non-signatories
Of Rights and Reservations Access to knowledge has always been at the forefront of the international discourse on intellectual property.[1] The idea that a system designed to encourage creativity and…