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In a controversial decision, the Supreme Court of the State of New 91��ɫ held that the use of a music recording in a film falls under the protection of “fair use.”[1] The film in question defends the theory of Intelligent Design which refers to the idea that the world is created by an omnipotent designer […]

Forget superheroes and cartoon plumbers; the gaming public can now play Charles Darwin. In Spore, the long-awaited new game from the creator of The Sims, players can help a race of beings evolve from single-celled organisms in the primordial ooze to space-faring explorers. The game was epically hyped, and it garnered stellar pre-release reviews. But […]

Recent litigation has shown that misunderstandings relating to the nature of the online public domain are facilitating an increase in online illegal activity.  The root of this problem is the presumption that uploading information to the internet makes it part of the ‘public domain’ where ‘ownership’ automatically ceases to exist.  If this were unequivocally true, […]

When Steven Harper called a federal election on September 7th he effectively killed all bills progressing through parliament.  Bill C-61, containing controversial changes to the Copyright Act, was amongst the casualties.  While there is widespread support for remodeling the Copyright Act the direction taken by the Conservatives was not so popular.  The government’s heavy emphasis […]

Although the merchandise that the jewellery giant Tiffany & Co. creates tends to sparkle and shine, its recent legal decision to appeal the U.S. federal court’s decision regarding its case against eBay appears much duller in comparison. I am referring to the appeal of that court's verdict that held that eBay was not under further […]

Issue 1: Search Engines Selling Ad Space For Keywords That Happen To Be Trademarked Brands Search engines, including Google, commonly sell Internet ad space on searches that are particular to the keywords used in the search.  When the keyword is an actual trademarked brand, a competitor to that brand may purchase the ad space to that […]