Bill C-32: Improving Global Access to Copyrighted Material for the Print Disabled

Vincent Doré is a JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. Bill C-32, Canada’s attempt at updating the Copyright Act, has received much attention in the digital space. The blogosphere is filled with commentary on all things copyright, and filtering out the noise is a challenge in itself. Predictably, much […]

31st International Commissioner Conference Promises Global Privacy Standard

Brandon Evenson is a 2010 JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On November 3rd, over 1000 privacy experts from 50 nations met in Madrid and drafted an agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data. Privacy organizations have touted the agreement as an expansive statement on the future of privacy. […]

India's Pre-Grant Patent Oppositions - A True Remedy?

Nigel D'Souza is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. I have finally returned home to Toronto after spending three difficult months in India. I have travelled to India before but never during the summer. Unfortunately, there was a drought during my stay in Delhi, with temperatures hovering around fifty degrees celsius on a […]

Public Interest Litigation to Prevent GM Seeds in India

Jasdeep Bal is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Human Rights Law Network (where I am summer interning) utilizes public interest litigation (PIL) as their primary weapon to fight for human rights. The People's Patent Group, under the umbrella of HRLN, is not a priority, however, as HRLN seems to have their hands […]

Privacy Rights Violated by Police Holding Photos

A recent Court of Appeal decision in England declared that retention of photos taken of a man by the police long after it was determined that no crime had occurred by the person was a breach of privacy. Andrew Wood was photographed as he was leaving the annual general meeting of Reed Elsevier plc, which […]

The People's Patent Group: Generic Pharmaceuticals, Agricultural Biotechnology and International Human Rights

Justin Lim is a student at Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D. Class of 2010) and Student Director of the International Legal Partnership I'm very excited to announce the collaboration between IP Osgoode and the International Legal Partnership (ILP) that will see the placement of Research Fellows with the People's Patent Group (PPG) in Delhi, India. From […]

Potential of US Copyright Agenda to Endanger Freedom of Expression in China

One of the most prevalent criticisms leveled against China today is the lack of human rights afforded to its citizens.  This is particularly so in the area of civil and political rights, where China’s single-party unitary rule has made political prisoners of pro-democracy activists.  Western advocacy groups have applied political pressure to convince the Chinese […]

In globalized economy, promoting online freedom is difficult

Over the past year, authoritarian governments have been cracking down on “subversive” Internet activity, attracting disapproval from human rights groups. However, U.S. technology companies have played an important role in such incidents. In the case of Chinese dissident Shi Tao, Yahoo! surrendered identifying information that allowed the Chinese government to arrest and jail him. To […]