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‘Lock Your Knees’: Yoga Sequences Not Copyrightable

December was a busy month for yoga guru Bikram Choudhury. On December 14, 2012, the United States District Court of the Central District of California granted a partial Summary Judgment in favour of Evolation Yoga in the case of Bikram’s Yoga College of India v Evolation. The judgment came just weeks after a joint press release, filed on December […]

British Sky v Digital Satellite Warranty: A “Made in Europe” Approach To Database Protection

Courtney Doagoo is a doctoral student at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. On October 27, 2011, the High Court of Justice Chancery Division ruled in favour of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC et al. (Sky) on a summary judgment against Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Limited et al. (Defendants). The Defendants were held liable […]