Communications Law
juliana feltrin
IP Rights and Santa Claus
Hello all! In the spirit of the upcoming season, I wanted to share something I learned recently about copyright in Santa Claus images. It is a popular IP myth that Coca Cola owns/has copyright or trademark over popular images of Santa Claus because of their highly successful 1931 ad campaign. I actually believed this until […]
Fairness and Fandom: The Uncertain Relationship of Fanfiction and Canadian Copyright Law
For my term project I chose to explore the legal status of fanfiction within Canadian Copyright Law. My focus on this topic was inspired by my long-time love for the Harry Potter series, which first introduced me to fanfiction, as well as Professor Festinger’s comments in his October 31 lecture, regarding the uncertain status of […]