When I first learned about intellectual property I was immediately drawn to copyrights and the way in which the regime interacted with the arts. In learning about the field, I…
Tag: IP Intensive
Is Copyright Still for Losers? The EUIPO Declares Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” Trademark Invalid
It all started with a bouquet of flowers: a bundle of blooms to be hurled by a bandana-clad figure, as stencilled along the wall of a garage. Over the last…
Trump-ing Donald’s Campaign Music - Can Artists Control Who Gets to Play their Songs?
Last August, after pulling the public performance rights for his songs, Neil Young sued Donald Trump’s campaign for copyright infringement when Young’s music was used during a rally in Tulsa,…
Access Copyright and the Path to Extended Collective Licensing
Before 2004, copyright laws in Canada only protected owners’ rights in their work. Enter CCH v Law Society of Upper Canada (“CCH”), where the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) introduced the…
Zoom Boom or Doom? The Fatigue of Synchronous Learning Saved by the Sweet Melody of Copyright
In a recent Article from National Geographic, author Julia Sklar goes in depth on the pitfalls of the recent “Zoom Boom” prompted by COVID-19; that is, the large-scale transition to…
My Intellectual Property Law Internship at AstraZeneca Canada
In the Fall semester of my third year at Osgoode Hall Law School, I had the opportunity to take part in the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program. This…