For the London Free Press – March 8, 2010
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U.S. courts may have to decide if a teen’s parody of a popular clothing line is an infringement
The North Face Apparel Co., more commonly known as The North Face, recently filed suit against Jimmy Winkelmann, a 19-year old high school student and his small [...]
For the London Free Press – March 1, 2010
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Companies have been sent a clear message — deal with complaints because dispute resolution is too impractical to pursue.
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling confirms an evolving trend to protecting consumers from enforcement of mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer agreements.
The plaintiff in Griffin [...]
My 2 cents worth on this topic appeared in the London Chamber of Commerce “the View” section in Yesterday’s Free Press. In the interest of transparency, I should point out that I am on the Chamber board of directors – which explains why I was asked to contribute – but did not influence my answers.
For the London Free Press – February 22, 2010
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Industry Canada recently released four reports which explore the environmental impact of product design and supply chains. They enable businesses to understand current trends and recognize the benefits of adopting new and more environmentally friendly practices.
The reports are relevant to any business that designs [...]
For the London Free Press – February 8, 2010
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Canadians are invited to submit comments
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, recently announced a new consultation with the Canadian public on privacy issues related to the online tracking, profiling and targeting of consumers by marketers and other businesses.
Canadians are invited to submit comments and participate [...]
For the London Free Press – February 1, 2010
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IBM recently announced that Euro Partners, a New York-based brokerage, downloaded $1.7 US million worth of IBM software between 2003 and 2008 without permission.
Euro Partners, a unit of BGC Partners, was acquired by BGC in 2005 for about $97.3 million. IBM accuses BGC of [...]
For the London Free Press – January 25, 2010
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“Responsible communication” expands media freedom of expression and opens door to more frank discussion of matters of public policy
If you don’t have anything nice to say, be sure to say it in the name of public interest.
The Supreme Court of Canada recently changed defamation [...]
For the London Free Press – January 18, 2010
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Rival service Plurk alleges Microsoft copied as much as 80% of the code used in running the Juku program without permission
Microsoft recently susp-ended its new microblogging site, Juku, after it became clear the site contained code taken without permission from rival startup Plurk, a [...]
For the London Free Press – January 11, 2010
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The velocity of change will continue to increase over the next 10 years, expert predicts
Bill Gates once said we overestimate the change that will occur in two years, and underestimate the change that will occur in the next 10.
As digital technology continues to evolve [...]
For the London Free Press – December 21, 2009
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This Christmas, give a gift to the planet and use less paper.
Lawyers may be one of the worst offenders when it comes to printing things instead of reading and saving them electronically.
For the most part, we have the technology — it’s primarily a habit [...]