Category: Writing

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Who Really Owns the Stanley Cup?

As most of you remember, there was one year where the Stanley Cup was not awarded because of a labour dispute between the National Hockey League and its players.  This dispute resulted in the 2004-2005 lockout, as well as a lawsuit over the ownership of the Stanley Cup. The dispute over ownership of the Stanley […]

Music Distribution & the Internet

My review of Andrew Sparrow’s new book “Music Distribution and the Internet” was published in latest issue of FreePint. Read it here …

Social Hosts Not Liable for Drunk Drivers Leaving Parties

In Childs v Desmoreux, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that party hosts are generally not liable if their guests drive drunk and injure third parties. My case comment, “Social Host Liability in Canada,” explores the major implications …

Digital Locks and Private Copying Levies

The relationship between private copying levies and digital rights management tools is a major challenge in copyright law. Different types of copyright-holders generally prefer different approaches. Individual authors and performers and their representative societies have favourable attitudes towards levies, while major producers and distributors tend to prefer the control digital locks provide. I spoke about […]

How Digital Rights Management Backfired on Sony BMG Music

When Sony BMG snuck restrictive contractual terms and digital rights management technologies onto tens of millions of CDs in 2006, the strategy backfired by alienating consumers as well as artists and leading to class action litigation against the company. My article explains, “How Restrictive Terms and Technologies Backfired on Sony BMG Music.” I argue that […]