Slides & video below… Jon

Hi everyone, I came across an article this week that I thought was particularly interesting following our recent discussions in class on the temporal element of trademarks and their “use it or lose it” nature. In mid-October, it was announced that Hudson’s Bay is suing the “Moniz” family in Quebec over using the “Zellers” brand […]

Slides & video below…. Jon

Hey everyone, I came across this article today and I found it interesting after just covering the section on s.31(2) and Bell Canada v 1325030 Ontario https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/locast-copyright-1235007484/ Locast was a video streaming service directed at “cord cutters.” Locast advertised itself as a non-profit organization that provided users with online access to broadcast television stations. CBS, […]

Video & slides below…Unfortunately there is a disconcerting humm in the background audio as the room volume was inadvertently set set too high. Jon

Video & slides below… Jon

Most of you are likely familiar with this already, but I just wanted to share an interesting and fairly recent music-industry copyright issue that arose between the singer Olivia Rodrigo and the band Paramore. The songs at issue here are Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” and Paramore’s “Misery Business.” I’ve hyperlinked the songs on YouTube. After […]

Hey all,  If you spend a bad amount of time on Twitter like I do I’m sure you’ve seen the buzz about Bad Art Friend, a piece in the NYT Mag about a very convoluted and petty feud between two authors. One of the main points of contention in the article is an allegation of […]

Video and slides below. Unfortunately the camera was focused in the wrong place. Sound is fine which ultimately is the important thing. We have dealt with the annoyance somewhat by just having voice over slides for this class. Jon

Hi everyone! I just came across an interesting IP-related article that I thought I’d share. Essentially, it is about how writer and actress Michaela Cole turned down a $1 million Netflix deal because they wouldn’t allow her to retain any of the copyright. Mind you, Cole was only asking for 5% of her copyright (at […]

Video and slides below. Note that I have included among the slides on the copyright owner’s right to perform a work in public (and the right of others to perform the work if not in public). I will be going through these next class, and they will be in in part or full in the […]

Video & slides below… Jon

Welcome to Intellectual Property. May it prove to be a satisfying and fun adventure for each of you. Today’s video and slides below… Jon

Hi Everyone! I would like to share my presentation on Fluid Trademarks with all of you. Fluid trademarks are marks that change over time (think Google Doodle). They are an increasingly prevalent branding strategy in the digital age, but due to their changing nature it is very difficult to shoehorn fluid marks into existing IP regimes. […]

Hi everyone, I decided to do my presentation on Taylor Swift’s decision to re-record her first 6 albums. She just released her version of her album Fearless a couple of weeks ago. I was curious how she was able to re-release her old songs if someone else owned them – if you’re curious as well, check […]