Despite the public attention that has been directed at copyright law recently, the issues surrounding the Charter right to freedom of expression have been absent from the public discourse. Â The matter was litigated last…
This entry is meant to act as a follow-up to my February article discussing the three-strike policy, but for those who need to refresh their memories, the three-strike policy refers to a propsal supported by…
Omar Ha-Redeye gave a talk on the use of social media in politics, focusing on the Canadian scene, at the Miles S. Nadal Management Centre in the Ernst & Young Tower of the Toronto Dominion…
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and IP Osgoode are delighted to announce a new Canadian writing challenge in intellectual property law. Submissions may be in French or in English. To help advance such…
Recently, our beloved facebook has decided to start policing the links that are posted to its members’ profiles. Citing “controversies” and “ongoing lawsuits”, facebooks has unilaterally decided that links to The Pirate Bay are now…
First posted on Commercial Law International on April 3, 2009. It is an understatement to say that the English take their tea very seriously. And it is little wonder why a small teashop in Surrey,…
First posted on Commercial Law International on March 19, 2009. The mother of late rapper Tupac Shakur, Afeni Shakur, filed a $10 million suit against Morgan Creek, an independent production company over the rights to…
First posted on Commercial Law International on March 7, 2009 by Charles Wanguha. In the early 1990s, Nike suffered a huge backlash from the revelation of child labour in its factories abroad. As a result,…
First posted on Commercial Law International on March 23, 2009. No, no, this is not a joke, nor is it a case of a 007 mission gone awry. It is a simple case involving two…
First posted on Commercial Law International on Feb 18, 2009. If you didn’t know already Canadians take their beer very seriously. And I don’t just mean on the consumption side. Brewing in Canada is a…
It would be an embarrassing surprise if you woke up one day to find that your personal website was now a dating service, or worse, selling porn or prescription drugs. Well that’s precisely what has…
Later this month the double-disc DVD movie rendition of the Twilight book series will go on sale in Canada, sure to have fans swarming local retailers. Chapters/Indigo is even hosting a special movie night, featuring…
