Ipilogue

"Covers pressing intellectual property, privacy, technology and related legal issues."

Author: Osgoode Hall Law School students. Professors and other lawyers occasionally post as guests.

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Recent Posts from IPilogue

The Emerging Recognition of the Importance of Design and Creative Practice in Product/Service Innovation: Moving Away from a Strict Adherence to Technology and the ‘Hard’ Sciences
In his April 2008 report, ‘Between a Hard Rock and a Soft Space: Design, Creative Practice and Innovation’, Dr. John H. Howard discusses how the arts, humanities and social sciences can contribute to innovation systems…
What is cybercrime?
It sounds like the subject of a Hollywood thriller or paperback science fiction novel. Hackers surrounded by glowing LCD screens watching as money drains from your bank account into theirs. Cybercrime: a new crime for…
U.S. Stem Cell Patents and Considerations for Reform
On March 9, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order removing restrictions on federal funding for research involving embryonic stem cells. Prior to the signing, he noted that the Federal government plans to vigorously support…
Twitter Squatters: What are you doing?
Twitter is a new Internet social networking phenomenon. It is a “service for friends, family, and co-workers, to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are…
EU hears pan-European Copyright Proposal
Over this past week, the Members of the European Parliament have been deliberating over a new proposal for a pan-European copyright licensing system for digital content. Proposed on Tuesday in Strasbourg by Viviane Reding, Commissioner…
The findings of the High Court in IceTV v Nine Network Australia: A New Age of Copyright in Australia?
Catherine Bond is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia. IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14 In mid-2008, when the High Court…
CIRA Panel issues its first clear finding of “reverse domain name hijacking”
The April 15, 2009 decision by a CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) domain name dispute resolution Panel (the Panel) marks the first clear finding of “reverse domain name hijacking.” This phrase refers to the practice…
Contracts, Orphan Works, and Copyright Norms: What Role for Berne and TRIPs
Jane Ginsburg is Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at Columbia Law School and Co-director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts. Professor Ginsburg is also a member of IP…
Are Moral Rights Only Limited to those of Flesh-and-Blood?
A recent article by Professor Emir Mohammed from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law challenges the Continental notion that moral rights, as granted by Canada’s Copyright Act, are solely personal rights innate to just…
OBA Conference: “Intellectual Property Issues in a Non-IP Context”
On May 4th, the Ontario Bar Association presented “Intellectual Property Issues in a Non-IP Context”. This conference brought together professionals from several practice areas, such as criminal law, insurance law and employment law. The focus…