IP Osgoode Speaks Series Video: The U.S. Supreme Court's Aereo decision and the U.S.' international obligation to implement the "making available right." - Are we there yet?

IP Osgoode would like to thank everyone who attended Professor Jane Ginsburg's lecture, titled “The U.S. Supreme Court's Aereo decision and the U.S.' international obligation to implement the 'making available right': Are we there yet?,” on October 6, 2014 at Osgoode Hall Law School. The video of the lecture is available here. You can read Professor Ginsburg's […]

IP Osgoode Speaks Series featuring Prof. Jane C. Ginsburg - RSVP Today!

Professor Jane C. Ginsburg will be at Osgoode Hall Law School on Monday, October 6 (2:30PM to 4:30PM) to give a presentation entitled: "The U.S. Supreme Court's Aereo decision and the U.S.' international obligation to implement the 'making available right': Are we there yet?".  Click here for details.   RSVP today to attend the talk!  For […]

U.S. Implementation of the “making available” right: Are we there yet?

The “making available” right, as articulated in the WIPO Copyright Treaty art. 8 (and the WPPT arts. 10 and 14), applies to the offering to the public of on-demand access to a work in the form of a stream or of a download.  The “umbrella solution” adopted at the 1996 Diplomatic Conference that yielded the […]

AEREO, Cable, What's The Difference?

The world of copyright law is constantly evolving and adapting to changes and innovations.  No case better captures this ongoing evolution than the recent American decision of WNET, THIRTEEN, FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC. v. AEREO, INC.