R.I.P. ACTA (For Now)
While North American IP enthusiasts had likely been pre-occupied with the controversy surrounding the stalled American anti-internet piracy bills known as SOPA and PIPA (covered
July 6, 2012
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Category: Digital Locks
Happy(?) Birthday, Bill C-11!
After years of debate (almost 15, to be precise) and numerous revisions and cancellations (4, to be precise), Bill C-11 or An Act to Amend
June 19, 2012
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One Step Closer: Bill C-11
May 14, 2012 brings the latest attempt at copyright reform, Bill C-11 one step closer to fruition. Bill C-11 began with its Introduction and Initial
May 15, 2012
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Professor Carys Craig On Copyright Reform
Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. In light of the introduction on September 29, 2011, of Bill C-11, the current copyright reform
October 6, 2011
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Election 2011: Party Platforms on Digital Issues
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. It’s election season again, and Canada’s political parties are out in force, campaigning across
April 28, 2011
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Protecting the Public Domain: WIPO Releases Study on Copyright and the Public Domain
Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. The WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) has released a “Scoping Study on Copyright
April 17, 2011
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