There is a little-known place in the world where you can approach absolutely anyone—a Brazilian federal minister or WIPO legal officer; a policy manager at Google or the world’s leading…
Category: Human Rights
in Freedom of Speech, Gaming, Human Rights, Identity Theft, MediaLaws, Personality Rights, Technology, US0by Editor
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EA Loses Battle to Put Athlete’s Likeness in Video Game
In a victory for athletes specifically, and proponents of personality rights generally, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has ruled against Electronic Arts (EA) in its use of former…
in Canada, Human Rights, Human Rights Issues, MediaLaws, Privacy, Smartphones, Social Media, Telecommunications, Uncategorized, US2by Editor
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Canada and US Continue to Diverge on Geolocational Privacy
Just because technology now exists to track a person through their mobile phone does not mean you are legally entitled to do so. This was the main conclusion by the…
in Canada, Copyright, Digital Locks, European Union, Human Rights, IP, Literary Works, US, WIPO0by Editor
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WIPO Conference: Bringing Copyrighted Works to Visually Impaired Persons and People with Print Disabilities
From June 18- 28, nation states were conducting negotiations for an international treaty to secure copyright exceptions for the visually impaired and people with print disabilities. These discussions, hosted by…
in Commercialization, Contracts, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Design, European Union, Fashion Industry, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Image, Infringement, IP, Ownership, Supreme Court of Canada, Uncategorized0by Editor
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The copyright claws come out in EU catwalk photo battle
Tout arrive en France, especially for folks following recent intellectual property news. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) released a key judgment in January in a case that pitted copyright against freedom of expression. (more…)
in Access to Medicines, Competition, Human Rights, IP, Patent Practice, Patentability, Patents1by Editor
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The ‘Myriad’ with the Golden ‘Gene’: Australia Upholds Breast Cancer Gene Patents
The Myriad Genetics gene patenting saga has officially shaped international jurisprudence, with the Federal Court of Australia upholding the patents for BRCA1 and BRCA2. In Cancer Voices Australia v. Myriad…