If we are going to be fair, the cryptocurrency idea dates back to almost forty years ago. In an article published in the Wall Street Journal on August 19, 1977,…
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#ISHTIP 2017 - Intellectual Property as Circulation and Control
The International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP) will be holding its annual workshop in Toronto, July 12th-14th, 2017. Organized by the Centre for Innovation law…
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make (Your Own) Lemonade: Beyoncé Sued for Her Latest Album Trailer
Beyoncé’s Lemonade left a sour taste in at least one person’s mouth. Matthew Fulks, a Louisville-based filmmaker and creative director at the WDRB Kentucky news station, is taking the singer…
N-C-Double Don’t: Student-Athletes’ Likenesses No Longer Free for Use
A landmark ruling on Friday August 8, 2014 determined that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) can no longer stop its athletes from selling the rights to their own names,…
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Court Rejects Class Action Settlement in Long-Standing Copyright Dispute Between Lawyers and Legal Publisher
An Ontario Superior Court has rejected a class action settlement between the publisher Thomson Reuters and a collection of Canadian lawyers and law firms, stating that the proposed settlement is…
Intellectual Property Rights in Non-Genetically Engineered Plant Species
In the past, Monsanto has been successful in defending the company’s patents concerning the genes and modified cells present in genetically modified (GM) plants in both the United States and…