Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. Almost five years ago, the Authors Guild launched a class action lawsuit against Google over what was…
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The Hot News Doctrine and News Aggregators
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. Can someone own facts? According to the US “hot news” doctrine, the answer is – sorta. Under…
Rethinking Privacy: James Grimmelmann's "Privacy as Product Safety"
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. The rapid rise of online social networks (can you believe that Facebook only opened itself to the…
"Men at Work" Liable for Copyright Infringement: Kookaburra Gets the Last Laugh
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. In 1934, Marion Sinclair wrote a short tune, “The Kookaburra Song”, for a Girl Scouts competition. The…
Maize as Cultural Heritage
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. SciDev.net, a website providing “news, views and information about science, technology and the developing world” recently covered…
France and the Right to Forget
Peter Waldkirch is a second year LL.B. student at the University of Ottawa. The BBC recently reported on a proposed law in France about creating an online “right to forget”…