When suspected Montreal “body parts” killer, Luka Magnotta, was detained in Berlin on June 4 following an international manhunt, only one small piece of a complex legal web was resolved.…
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Pepsi’s Deepest, Darkest (Trade) Secret Might Soon Be Revealed
In 2007, Pepsico (“Pepsi”), makers of its namesake fizzy drink did their competitors, The Coca Cola Company (“Coke”) a good turn, by turning in two Coke employees who tried to…
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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…
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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…
IPOsgoode: Call For Applications
The application deadlines for a number of exciting opportunities with IPOsgoode is fast approaching! See below for more information. (more…)