Matt Lonsdale is a JD candidate at Dalhousie University In late 2009, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) seized several shipments of counterfeit Nike athletic shoes originating from an unknown source within China and destined for customers within the UK. The UKBA notified Nike of the seized shipments, and Nike brought an action for trademark infringement […]
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School This past Friday, Viacom submitted its long-awaited appeal to the New York District Court decision in favour of YouTube issued earlier this year in June. Reports state that the 72 page appeal contends that Judge Stanton erred in affording YouTube the DMCA’s safe habour provision […]
Leslie Chong is a J.D. student at Osgoode Hall Law School On 17 November 2010, IP Osgoode hosted Professor Fisher’s lecture about the 18th century copyright infringement lawsuit involving piano trios written by classical composers Franz Joseph Haydn and Ignaz Pleyel. While the court documents of the case had long been lost and only recently […]
Giuseppina D’Agostino is the Founder and Director of IP Osgoode, and an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School On Dec 1, 2010, I was invited to appear as a witness to the Parliamentary Committee Hearings of Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (also known as the “Copyright Modernization Act”). I was […]
Leslie Chong is a J.D. Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Following the “notice of allowance” that Facebook recently received for its FACE trademark application, many have criticized the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). While the trademark appears only to apply in specific circumstances, some have noted that it seems unconventionally broad and generic. Known to be fervent […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency confirmed on Monday that it seized 82 domain names belonging to websites that were allegedly trading in pirated and counterfeit goods. The agency claims this is only an intermediate step in a larger ongoing project […]
Dan Whalen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Joining the arms race of online movie services, Cineplex recently introduced its own download store as part of a multi-phase strategy to create “one of the most powerful online entertainment experiences available to Canadians.” The announcement comes hot on the heels of a similar […]
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Web TV is the new place to be, so it seems. Google is currently in talks with Filmyard Holdings to license the digital rights to Miramax Film’s extensive repertoire. The negotiation efforts are in the hopes of bolstering its online services such as YouTube […]
Pascale Chapdelaine is a member of IP Osgoode, Ph.D. (candidate) Osgoode Hall Law School and is Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto. My current research work to substantiate and better define consumers’ rights to copies of copyrighted works recurrently leads towards one of the great contemporary legal challenges: the nature of […]
The issue of orphan works is one of increasing significance, and has received global attention. Since 1989, the Copyright Board has been empowered to issue non-exclusive licences for the use of unlocatable owners’ works and other subject matters protected by copyright. The Canadian regime, which inspired Hungary’s 2009 initiative in this area, has received little […]