The Undue Reliance on Physical Objects in the Regulation of Information Products

Featured here is a summary of Pascale Chapdelaine’s article recently published in the Journal of Technology Law & Policy, that is now available at SSRN. The presence of a physical object (a book , DVD, a CD) plays a determinant role in how information products (e.g., commercial copies of computer programs, books, musical recordings, video […]

Hacking in Canada

This blog is cross-posted with permission from Margaret Haig, Head of Copyright Delivery at the UK IPO, her original post is available here. In February, I got invited to take part in a hackathon. I took a second look at the invitation, and 'hackathon' jumped out! But we wouldn’t be hacking our way into the […]

For More ‘Fun and Games’, visit the 14th Annual Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot!

Ambush marketing is the practice of sidestepping the intellectual property rights of well-known brands, often through an intentionally vague and clever implication, to benefit from a public perception of an association or connection to the brand, without paying make that association legitimately. This practice is particularly problematic at sporting mega-events, like the Olympic Games. Canada […]