Merchandising political images
For the past year and a half, one political figure has evoked much publicity around the world that very few celebrities or politicians have enjoyed
January 27, 2009
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Tag: Anna Shahid (IPilogue Editor)
Who copied who? Or is a Crowd of Four a mere coincidence?
On December 4, the renowned guitarist Joe Satriani filed a copyright lawsuit against the British rock group Coldplay. Satriani argued that a substantial part of
December 19, 2008
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Parody and Canadian copyright law
While parody is a well-established defence to copyright infringement in the U.S, a recent B.C. Supreme Court decision says that this is not the case
December 9, 2008
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The CRTC telecom decision: net neutrality supporters might have lost a battle but still have a shot at winning the war
The buzz around ‘net neutrality’ has started again. ‘Net neutrality’ is a term that became widely used and debated in the early 2000s. Simply put
November 24, 2008
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‘Women and IP: is everything rosy in here or is the glass ceiling tinted pink?’ – IP Osgoode takes the lead in addressing gender issues in the IP field
On Friday, November 7, IP Osgoode, the Institute For Feminist Legal Studies, and Putting Theory To Practice (An International Speakers Series At Osgoode Hall Law
November 10, 2008
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Addressing one does not solve all: the government fails to legislate against some digital lock abuses
Digital locks[DLs] are ‘virtual fences’ put around digital content.1 An example is a password authorizing the access to an online music store such as iTunes. The
November 2, 2008
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