The fallout from a 2008 Universal Music Group (“UMG”) vault fire continues to develop, opening up interesting questions about artists’ rights and where they begin and end in relation to…
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at YorkU: A Panel Discussion on Impacts and Opportunities
February 4th, 2020 marked York University’s 11th annual Inclusion Day, a joint partnership between York University’s Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (REI), the Law Commission of Ontario, and…
In Memoriam: Peter Hogg
IPOsgoode and everyone in the legal and academic community mourns the passing of Peter Wardell Hogg, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School. Peter Hogg was Canada’s…
IP Osgoode Speaks Series Presents The Reasonable Robot: Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Monday, 3 February 2020, 4:30 pm to 5:30pmOsgoode Hall Law School, Ignat Kaneff Building, Room 2027 Ryan AbbottProfessor of Law and Health Sciences at University of Surrey School of Law,…
24 Hours for 70 Years: Interpreting the EU’s Copyright Term Extension Directive
In a nod to discussions about artist and performer rights currently underway in our own backyard, the new year has so far given us at least one possible attempt to…
Glossier Tries Building Brand’s Image by Filing Two Trademark Applications for the Packaging of its Products
In early 2019, the beauty and skincare brand Glossier Inc. filed two trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) relating to the packaging of its goods.…