The Pirate Bay: An Ocean Away from Google?
Over an eleven day period ending last Wednesday, three lay judges and one professional judge presided over the most closely followed and polarized trials in
March 9, 2009
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Category: Infringement
RAND Report on Film Piracy: Gas on the Flame
Stuart Freen is a first year law student at Osgoode Hall and is taking the Legal Values: Challenges in Intellectual Property course On Tuesday, the RAND
March 6, 2009
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Obama-related products continue to challenge the boundaries of U.S. IP law
Recently Shepard Fairey, the creator of the famous Obama poster, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against the Associated Press [AP]. Fairey is asking the federal court
February 24, 2009
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Jason Kee: IP Trends in the Video-Game Industry
On Thursday, December 11, as part of the IP Osgoode Speaks series, Jason J. Kee, the Director of Policy & Legal Affairs for the Entertainment
December 22, 2008
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Who copied who? Or is a Crowd of Four a mere coincidence?
On December 4, the renowned guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright lawsuit against the British rock group Coldplay. Satriani argued that a substantial part of
December 19, 2008
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Fair application of ‘Fair Dealing’: A look at uncertainties
In George Nathanael’s post titled “Protecting Graffiti Artists”, he proposed that withholding copyright protection for graffiti is the best response to the question of whether creators
November 28, 2008
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