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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
October 21, 2008
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Category: IP
Copyrights may not mean many rights
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
October 17, 2008
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‘Ringtone’ Tariff Appeal Refused by SCC
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
October 16, 2008
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Canada’s IP Laws – Amiss and A Mess
I am delighted to be returning to Osgoode as Professor of Intellectual Property Law after a decade at the University of Oxford as the Reuters
October 15, 2008
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New Zealand ISPs to cut off internet access for P2P file-sharing
The New Zealand government has taken a novel approach to try to fix what seems to be a nagging problem for governments in today’s connected
October 14, 2008
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Patent review with a social networking spin
Social networking has taken on a new dimension at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It has been over a year since the
October 14, 2008
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