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…
Neville Hobson, a communications and tech guru, has a recent post on digital IP and how it applies to our globalized world, One topic I’ve written about before in this blog is copyright, prompted in…
Movie producers often attempt to purchase the rights of real stories they want to turn into film. However, media sources reporting events have no copyright interest in the facts they are reporting. A recent American…
Copyright reform may not seem like the sexiest of issues, but it has caught the attention of Canadians and launched itself to the front of the political agenda. The membership of Fair Copyright for Canada…
The largest copyright infringement payment in Korea was recently passed down. A Korean music company, Fantom Entertainment Group, has been ordered by Judge Gu Hoe-geun the Seoul Central District Court to pay 300 Million Korean…
Don D. Buchwald of Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, counsel for the call-girl involved in the Gov. Spitzer scandal, is standing up for his client’s rights. He’s not defending against allegations of prostitution or the…
Massacussetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a free open course available on Introduction to Copyright Law. Although the course content has an American focus, there are considerable implications between intellectual property and NAFTA. The course…
Yes, this video is actually being litigated on copyright infringement grounds. Summary from Electronic Frontier Foundation, South Park aired the “What What” parody in a 2008 episode critiquing the popularity of absurd online videos. Two…
Although slightly unrelated to law qua law, this article published by the Wall Street Journal on January 11, 2011 has created much buzz in the legal world (and perhaps even typifies the upbringing of  many…
I have to admit that I called this one. Â As my wife and I were watching CBC’s Dragon’s Den an interesting segment began. Â Before I go into the relevant legal issues in this case, some…
Ewok! At times I feel like legal blogging is like Mark Hamill’s career. It will lead to Broadway and cartoon voiceovers rather than Bay Street or serious advocacy. I look after my brother who is…
I’m very glad to see that the NDP is taking notice of the Harper government’s participation in the ongoing Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) negotiations. Despite a lack of transparency and public consultation, some controversial details…
