Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema (Unsplash) Claire Wortsman is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. In May 2021, David Connell of the Centre…
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Resurrecting Royalties: U.K. Authors to be Paid Royalties on Second-hand Book Sales
Photo Credits: Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels. Meena Alnajar is an IPilogue Writer, IP Innovation Clinic Fellow, and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Authors create works that can last generations, being…
Infringement City Blues (Make Ed Sheeran Wanna Holler)
Flanked! Two Ed Sheeran songs now face copyright infringement actions. One alleges Sheeran’s “Photograph” copied a song called “Amazing” written for X Factor winner Matt Cardle. Richard Busch—also counsel for…
What Would You Do For a KitKat Bar?
Is there any chocolate bar more recognizable than the KitKat? Maybe, but that does not make it special according to the recent decision from the Court of Justice of the European…
Volkswagen v Garcia et. al.: Volkswagen Halts Disclosure of Secret Security Algorithm
Last June, Justice Birss of the High Court of England and Wales (Chancery Division) ruled in favor of Volkswagen and granted an interim injunction against Flavio Garcia, Computer Science Lecturer…
Breach of Confidence: Your “Friends” Can’t Protect You
As social media becomes increasingly prolific, the perils of its use are becoming increasingly apparent. Yet another case has highlighted that the information you place in the online sphere is…