Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game
In Canada, it has been a long-standing policy to place a levy on recordable devices such as tapes and blank CDs and redistribute those proceeds
November 13, 2007
1 Comment
Category: IP
The Cold War in Intellectual Property Law Policy: Russian Music Site Allofmp3.com to reopen
Popular Russian online music store Allofmp3.com announced its plans to reopen following a ruling by a Moscow district court acquitting its former head of
November 13, 2007
1 Comment
Unfair Sacrifice of User Interests if Unlocking iPhone is Illegal
The murkiness of the legality of unlocking the iPhone was highlighted recently by an AppleInsider article which suggested that actions of the ‘iPhone Dev Team’,
November 13, 2007
1 Comment
Digital downloads widen Warner’s loss
Warner Music Group’s (WMG) third-quarter loss widened this year, to US$17 million. Warner is one of several major players in the global music industry being
November 13, 2007
1 Comment
When the Solution Turns into the Problem
In an unexpected move, the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) filed documents in the Federal Court of Appeal recently in a fight to eliminate the
November 13, 2007
1 Comment
“Get off of my … patent?”
A patent is a bundle of exclusive rights. This allows an inventor to make, use, and sell a novel invention, without the threat of competition.
November 13, 2007
1 Comment