Why Sopa & Protect-ip are bad ideas
There is proposed legislation in the US that would give broad rights to block entire web sites based on mere allegations that a small part of it might have some infringing content. The legislation is...
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Stop SOPA – PIPA protest
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows. Here are some of the sites that are going dark today, or changing their home pages in protest over the proposed US legislation. For...
View ArticleTerms of use needs balance
For the London Free Press – April 2, 2012 – Read this on Canoe Have you ever considered what a service provider – such as a cellphone company or social networking site – can do with the photos and...
View ArticleWhat’s that sound? A trademark
For the London Free Press – May 14, 2012 – Read this on Canoe A movie studio’s roaring success opened the door for sounds to be trademarked When one thinks of trademarks, the usual things that come to...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament votes against ACTA
Today’s Slaw post: Over the last few years there has been much controversy over the negotiation of the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. Problems included that it was being...
View Article3D printer revolution
Today’s Slaw post: 3D printing has become a popular topic lately. While 3D printers that print objects similar to how ink jet printers print words have been around for many years, the cost has come...
View ArticleA really dumb idea
For the London Free Press – March 14, 2014 Read this at lfpress.com In February a “Dumb Starbucks” store appeared in Los Angeles. At first glance the coffee shop may have seemed like any other...
View ArticleWhen “use” is not trademark “use”
Law sometimes hinges on subtle distinctions that are not obvious, and can lead to surprising results. The meaning of the word “use” for trademark purposes, for example. A key principle of trademark...
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7 things that can haunt you if you don’t document IP others create
When employees create stuff (“creative works” in copyright parlance) as part of their jobs, the employer owns it. That includes things like computer code, photos, artwork, promotional material, text...
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Even Santa needs to get it in writing
The 2016 Fashion Santa. photo source: yorkdale.com A Toronto mall and its former “Fashion Santa” are having a snowball fight over the character. The mall hired a new Fashion Santa this year instead...
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