Quinn Harris

IP Intensive Progam: The Canadian Broadcasting Experience – Ten Weeks at the CBC

When I applied to participate in the Osgoode Intellectual Property and Technology Intensive Program, I was looking for a practical learning experience that would combine my legal interests with my background in the arts. Not surprisingly, I was thrilled when I heard that I had been placed at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The opportunity to […]

Happy Birthday to Whom?: New Litigation Challenges Copyright Ownership in “the World’s Most Popular Song”

Most members of the public might be surprised to hear that “Happy Birthday to You” is apparently still subject to copyright protection in the United States, let alone that it is the subject of litigation aptly described by the New York Times as a “lawsuit for the ages.”