“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single culture in possession of good traditional knowledge must be in want of intellectual property rights.” (more…)
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Google’s digital library wins fair use against Canadian writers
Won’t somebody think of the children!? A New York federal court judge will. A copyright infringement lawsuit by multiple authors’ groups – including two Canadian ones – against Google and…
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EU Adopts Public-Use Policy for Orphan Works
On Thursday, September 13, 2012, the European Parliament adopted a new directive stating that cinematographic and audiovisual works as well as phonograms that are protected by copyright but whose rights holders cannot be found could be…
Google Plays Nice with French Publishers, Trial Scheduled in the U.S.
In June, Google, Inc. received some welcome news in France after the lawsuits instigated by the French Publishers Association (Syndicat national de l’édition) and the French Author’s Association (Société des…
EU Affirms Commitment To Homegrown Google Books Alternative
Ben Farrow is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On October 27, 2011 the European Commission adopted a recommendation (2011/711/EU) calling for the nations of the EU to…