What is in a Title?
The notion of originality in copyright seems to reinforce an outdated assumption of author as a singular creator. Today, there are a plethora of cases
March 26, 2008
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Category: Copyright
Copyright Law in Iraq: All Bark, No Bite
On January 28th, 2008, the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and the IZDIHAR Project co-hosted Iraq’s first Iraqi Copyright Awareness Conference. While it was awarded minimal
March 11, 2008
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Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada
Editor’s note: Thanks to those of you who joined us for the lecture! This page will now provide an archive of the lecture. If you
March 5, 2008
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The Commodification of Intellectual Property, and You!
I recently attended a lecture by professor Bruce Ziff, of the University of Alberta Law School, where he described what he termed as his only
March 3, 2008
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The Battle over the Rights to “Zombies in a Mall”
When asked to think about the pop-culture zombie genre, classics such as George A. Romero’s 1979 film “Dawn of the Dead” (and its 2004 remake)
February 28, 2008
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Some Share the Files, All Share the Costs
The Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) recently proposed legalization of peer-to-peer music filesharing via the imposition of an obligatory $5 monthly fee on all Canadian
February 23, 2008
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