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.
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 30, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a settlement agreement in a class action between four record companies and thousands of artists who failed to receive royalties for the unlicensed use of their work.
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Eight Americans are taking a novel approach to freedom of speech and have filed suit against Chinese search engine Baidu and the Chinese government.
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Google’s advertising policy contains a set of guidelines intended to prevent illegal online pharmacies from advertising on the search engine. Adverts for these “rogue pharmacies” have nevertheless been spotted, leading Google to set aside $500 million to settle a potential investigation regarding whether Google […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. On May 2, 2011, Target Corporation and Fairweather Ltd. went to court disputing the rights to the Target name in Canada. While Target Corporation plans to open its doors to Canadian consumers in 2013, Fairweather’s Target Apparel hopes to remain the only Target in […]
Nora Sleeth is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. A Pakistani citizen who Tweeted about the bin Laden raid without understanding its significance discovered that social media sites create opportunities for instant publicity, whether or not this publicity is welcomed.
Nora Sleeth 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. It is no secret that the file-sharing phenomenon is a frequently […]