Fishing Across the Pond
Earlier this year, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court found that a young British student could be extradited to the United States to face allegations of copyright
February 20, 2012
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Category: Copyright
Aga Khan Federal Court of Appeal Decision Fails to Address Burden of Proof
Last January, a Federal Court summary judgment held that the Aga Khan’s copyright in his literary works had been infringed by the publications of Nagib
February 17, 2012
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On Suspending SOPA and Piping PIPA Down
If the past month is any indication at all, 2012 is going to be an eventful year for intellectual property legislation, at least in the
February 12, 2012
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Appropriation Art: Transformative or Infringing?
Modern concepts of art and creativity pose a challenge for traditional notions of copyright law. Last March, the United States District Court for the Southern
February 10, 2012
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Copyright or Kopimism?
After a little over a year and two failed attempts, the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency of Sweden (Kammarkollegiat) finally officially approved an application
February 2, 2012
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Kerwhizz v. The Bounce Bunch: The Ongoing Confusion With Subconscious Copying
The complicated position that subconscious copying occupies when establishing reproduction and infringement in copyright law was recently highlighted in a key decision by the Patents
February 1, 2012
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