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“Fair” Dealings Potentially “Unfair” for Documentary Filmmakers

“Fair” Dealings Potentially “Unfair” for Documentary Filmmakers

Danny Titolo is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. On February 17, 2011, the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) recently […]

Canada, The Land of Hockey, Roll Up The Rim To Win and Pirates

Canada, The Land of Hockey, Roll Up The Rim To Win and Pirates

Sean Jackson is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. In the International Intellectual Property Alliance’s (IIPA) 2011 Special […]

How Pirates Stole Lola: Ellen Seidler Explains the Intricacies of Online Theft at CMW 2011

How Pirates Stole Lola: Ellen Seidler Explains the Intricacies of Online Theft at CMW 2011

Clara Klein is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Ellen Seidler is a reluctant anti-piracy advocate.  Though advocacy was not her initial intention when she released her film And Then Came Lola, (co-directed by Megan Siler), her first-hand experience with piracy and its heart-breaking effects on creators has compelled her to “speak out […]

Bill C-32 and Digital Locks: An Uneasy Balance

Bill C-32 and Digital Locks: An Uneasy Balance

Lidiya Yermakova is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. The Copyright Modernization Act, otherwise known as […]

Bill C-32: A Lifeline for a Dying Industry?

Bill C-32: A Lifeline for a Dying Industry?

Robert Karrass is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. Artists and consumers protest while supporters hold […]

UK's Ofcom to Review Controversial Website-Blocking Powers in Digital Economy Act 2010

UK's Ofcom to Review Controversial Website-Blocking Powers in Digital Economy Act 2010

Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The United Kingdom’s coalition government has asked telecommunications regulator Ofcom to review certain parts of the Digital Economy Act 2010 which would force ISPs to block access to websites that enable copyright infringement.

To Mix or Not to Mix: Bill C-32 “Mash Up” Provision is Getting Attention

To Mix or Not to Mix: Bill C-32 “Mash Up” Provision is Getting Attention

Wendy Serres is a first year JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and currently enrolled in the course Law & Social Change: Law & Music, in Winter 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are asked to write a blog on a topic of their choice. DJs throughout Canada may well rejoice when […]

‘Global Repertoire Database’ Proposed as First International Copyright Compendium

‘Global Repertoire Database’ Proposed as First International Copyright Compendium

Leslie Chong is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Deloitte, a global consultancy firm, has recently begun putting together a global copyright database that is aimed at simplifying the current system being used to calculate and distribute royalties in the music industry. Formally referred to as the “Global Repertoire Database” (GRD), it has […]

On Air, On Sale, Off Piracy

On Air, On Sale, Off Piracy

Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Universal Music and Sony Music UK have both announced that they will soon deploy a new business strategy for downloaded music. The strategy (termed "on air, on sale") will see new albums available for download the same day they debut on the radio. Previously, […]