Canada’s Pharmaceutical IP Laws Stronger Than You Think
As globalization shrinks our world, new connections are being made in unexpected areas. One such connection is a proposed trade agreement between Canada and the European Union that could have...
View ArticleVancouver Riot: Why E-Evidence May Not Be Enough
In the aftermath of the downtown Vancouver riots that took place after the Canucks’ Game 7 loss to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, we all heard about how a social media movement took root, with angry...
View ArticleRecording Industry to SCC: Scale Back Fair Dealing
In a factum submitted last week, the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) is arguing that the Supreme Court of Canada should substantially narrow the scope of Canada’s fair dealing standard,...
View ArticleCRTC’s Net Neutrality Regulation: Superficial
Enforcement has always been the bane of any regulatory agency’s existence. Regulation without teeth hardly merits real attention, or compliance, from those being regulated. In documents released on...
View ArticleCanada’s Telecom Policy Quadruple Play 101
TekSavvy CEO Marc Gaudrault recently wrote an op-ed piece for the Financial Post, encouraging Canadians to stay on top of current, major telecom developments, as it so passionately did in its fight...
View ArticlePatent Troll on Steroids: How America’s Patent System May Hurt Innovation
This American Life (TAL) is running a story this week that is well worth tuning in for. Some may have heard of Nathan Myhrvold during his time as IBM’s chief strategist and chief of technology or from...
View ArticleGhost Authorship of Medical Articles Considered Fraud
An article published yesterday in PLoS Medicine, and first presented at an event hosted by the CILP, by Professors Simon Stern and Trudo Lemmens has been receiving considerable media attention. Titled...
View ArticleGoogle-Motorola Deal: the Patent Portfolio Factor
So we’ve all heard how Google recently bought Motorola for a hefty $12.5 billion on Monday. Aside from the synergies Google gains from end-to-end control, as Google now has hardware, software and...
View ArticleSCC Judgement: Hyperlinking to Content Does Not Constitute Republication
Last Wednesday (October 19th, 2011), the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgement on Crookes v. Newton (2011 SCC 47). The case focused on whether or not liability existed when one post hyperlinks...
View ArticleCapitol Records LLC v. ReDigi Inc., the applicability of the first sale...
The start-up ReDigi is judicially battling music giant Capitol Records (EMI) over whether digital music can be resold after it has been lawfully purchased. Launched in October 2011, ReDigi bills itself...
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