Fighting Organized Crime with the Help of IP Law
In a recent crackdown against a notorious motorcycle gang, the Mongols, a California district court judge has decided to strip away the gang’s right to
November 3, 2008
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Facebook Photos and Media Freeloading: An Unfair Deal
The user-oriented approach to copyright law expressed in CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada cannot be used to justify media freeloading under
November 2, 2008
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Patent Grid Lock: Clearing Traffic
Trying to get from point A to B can be frustrating, particularly when stuck in gridlock. A situation Michael Heller likens to the American (and
November 2, 2008
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Social Networking and Profile Ownership in Hays
In a recent blog post, Judith Kirkpatrick discusses two British cases dealing with profile ownership on the social networking websites LinkedIn and Facebook [1]. According
November 2, 2008
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Branded: The Battle for Trade-marks on the Web
Steve Lohr’s article “A New Battle is Beginning in Branding for the Web” highlights the trade-mark issues that are emerging in response to the ever
November 2, 2008
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Good for PR or just going soft? Making patents public for the greater good
The following is based on the Globe and Mail article “Major companies agree to make anti-pollution patents public,” by Martin Mittelstadedt. Since January 2008 patents
November 2, 2008
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