Junghi Woo is a former IPilogue Content Manager, an IP Innovation Clinic Fellow and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This article was written as a requirement…
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ICANN See Some Problems: New Domains and Freedom of XXXpression
Turns out the internet isn’t all about porn. Just kidding, it mostly is. But underneath the debate sparked by the .XXX domain question at last week’s international website regulatory conference…
Soccer Star, Wayne Rooney, Fired His Agent, but Still has to Pay the Agency Continuing Commissions
Brent Randall is a JD candidate at the University of Ottawa. Proactive Sports Management Ltd., the former agency of English soccer star Wayne Rooney, was recently granted leave to appeal…
Some (Still) Like It Hot: Marilyn Monroe’s Publicity Rights Sold For Millions
Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Nearly 50 years since the iconic platinum blond actress’ death, her name still epitomizes Hollywood glamour and beauty around…
Reanimation: A call for IP Re-interpretation?
Parisa Nikfarjam is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is taking the Patent Law course. Digital technology has made it possible to resurrect dead celebrities, by way…
Obama's Likeness Used to Sell Rain Coats
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama found himself in a strange place: Plastered across a 30-foot billboard in Times…