Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. This Tuesday, April 26th marks the 11th annual World Intellectual Property Day. The observance day was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “highlight the role and contribution of intellectual property in the economic, cultural and social development of all […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Digital media has been prominent in Canadian minds lately. From the recent copyright consultations to the outcry over the usage based billing decision, digital content and the way we receive it is becoming increasingly important to Canadians. As our society navigates the digital age, […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On March 3 2011, a ruling was made in a highly anticipated French libel case. The case, involving a defamation claim for posting a critical book review on the internet, was highly anticipated for two reasons. First, because of the potential chilling effect on book reviews. […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision in the case of Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc. This case highlights a key issue in contract law; the operability of arbitration clauses and class action waivers in the consumer protection context. The case related […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. The Federal Cabinet is taking an active interest in the affairs of the CRTC recently, as evidenced by the Industry Minister’s stance on the usage-based billing decision. Days ago, the Federal Court ruled that the government may have overstepped its authority to overturn such […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On Thursday February 3, 2011, Ontario’s Minister of Research and Innovation, Glen Murray, announced the launch of Venture Lab at the Markham Convergence Centre (MCC) as a part of the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE). Venture Lab is designed to bring together partners in […]
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, […]
Mark Kohras is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On 13 January 2011, the Artmob research project hosted a demonstration of the beta version of their software. Members of the community were invited to provide feedback on the intellectual property principles the software attempts to address. The software seeks to focus on a […]