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Amazon.com Patent Ruled Obvious by EPO Board of Appeal

Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal has ruled that Amazon’s one-click system is too obvious to patent.

Copyright Alerts: The Next Solution to Online Piracy?

Danny Titolo is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. An agreement has recently been made between the largest music, television and motion picture companies and the leading Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to create the “copyright alert” system. The main purpose of this system is to notify subscribers when their accounts are being used […]

White House Commends Agreement Reached Between ISPs And Industry

Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode. Victoria Espinel, the US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, in a post on the White House Blog, commends an agreement between Internet service providers and entertainment companies to cooperate to combat online infringement.

IPilogue Teams Up With MediaLaws With First Cross-Post On "Lysander Spooner And Constitutions 2.0"

Pauline Wong is the Assistant Director of IP Osgoode and Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. We, at IP Osgoode, are pleased to announce our new partnership with our friends at MediaLaws, www.medialaws.eu. MediaLaws is a law and policy blog based in Italy which focuses on addressing new trends in […]

Amazon.com Pursues Business Method Patent At The Federal Court Of Appeal

Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On June 21, 2011, Amazon.com appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal responding to an appeal of the Federal Court’s decision that Amazon’s “one click” business method constituted patentable subject matter.

UN Report Asserts Access To The Internet Is A Human Right

Michael Gilburt is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The United Nations has released a report that examines the relationship between Internet access and the right to free expression under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

YouTube Introduces Creative Commons Licence

Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. Less than a month after announcing its foray into online movie rentals, Google’s YouTube has made another significant announcement by offering users the ability to license their work using Creative Commons. Google is heralding the move as a way to foster creativity and sharing […]

European Commission Proposes Single Market For Intellectual Property Rights

Kalen Lumsden is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On 24 May 2011 the European Commission released a communication to the European Parliament addressing the shortcomings and challenges of the current intellectual property rights regime. It proposes that a single, unified market address fragmentation problems and regulatory barriers in the European Intellectual Property […]

EU Proposal Seeks To Make Orphan Works Available Online

Taylor Vanderhelm is a JD candidate at the University of Alberta. The European Commission recently revealed its proposal to overhaul the European Union’s intellectual property law regarding orphan works. The move is seen by many as an attempt to update and unify the European Union’s standards in light of technological advancements.

A Continuation Of The Super-Injunction Saga: Is There An End In Sight?

Andrew Baker is an LLB/BCL candidate at McGill University Faculty of Law. Recent developments in the UK, including the notorious case of a famous footballer and a report from Lord Neuberger, have once again called into question the use of the super-injunction as a method of protecting privacy prompting responses from MPs, the judiciary, and […]