The present legal framework doesn’t seem to effectively address the issue with respect to music industries and as a result, the Music industry is facing declining profits. “With multiple appeals pending in this regard, there is a need for the legislature to ensure that the Copyright Board is...

It is time to update the idea of “patent fair use” to account for the evolution of technology and of inventive paradigms in the years since O'Rourke's seminal proposal in 2000. A fair-use-type ex post approach to cabining patent exclusivity is even more attractive as a theoretical matter now...

Copyright legislation has been amended in many countries to provide legal protection to access- and use-controlling technology. Canada is considering similar provisions in Bill C-60. This article examines the policy issues that arise when copyright law, in conjunction with anticircumvention...

Digitization has transformed how users find and use copyrighted goods, but many existing legal options remain difficult to access, possibly leading to infringement. In a field experiment, we contact firms that are caught infringing on expensive digital images. Emails to all firms include a link...