Patenting a novel’s plot could deprive users of their rights under the Copyright Act
Andrew Knight, a US novelist and a patent agent, was the first to apply for a patent on the unique plot of his novel. Although
Andrew Knight, a US novelist and a patent agent, was the first to apply for a patent on the unique plot of his novel. Although
German courts recently ruled against Google with regard to two cases involving indexing thumbnails of copyrighted images causing them to display with search results. The
On October 13, President Bush signed a controversial bill that makes some important modifications to the existing American copyright and trademark regimes. The Prioritizing Resources
Lawrence Lessig, copyright activist and founder of Creative Commons, is promoting his new book “Remix”. In a recent Wall Street Journal column, he raises a
On September 8, 2008, a New York federal court ruled that Steven Vander Ark is permanently enjoined from publishing his ‘Harry Potter Lexicon’. The Lexicon
Last month, the SCC refused leave to appeal from the FCA’s decision in Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association v. SOCAN. The FCA had undertaken the judicial