My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version, BBC International version) examines the recent 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Yahoo decision involving the long-running battle over Internet jurisdiction. I argue that while the legal and jurisdictional implications are important, the Internet considerations highlight the complexity associated with […]
Archive for January, 2006
Lessons Learned
The Bulte story is generating considerable media attention today (Canadian Press, Globeandmail.com, IT Business) as the "bloggers influence the election" angle is an attractive one. This obviously continues the theme from last week when Macleans, Toronto Star, National Post, and Globe and Mail all discussed the same issue (as did […]
Fighting for the Right to Fund Politicians
Almost lost amidst the aftermath of yesterday's election is a letter to the editor from CRIA General Counsel Richard Pfohl. It would appear that CRIA wants to fight for more than just U.S. style copyright reform. They also want to fight for the right to provide campaign contributions to politicians […]
5722 Votes
Parkdale-High Park – 190/190 polls reporting Peggy Nash – 20690 Sam Bulte – 18489 In 2004, Sam Bulte won Parkdale-High Park by 3521 votes. By shifting 5722 votes (more than any Toronto riding), I suspect that the copyright balance and fundraising issue played a role in the outcome. While some […]
New Yahoo Decision Raises Old Questions
Article appeared in the Toronto Star on January 23, 2006 as Borderless Internet Continues to Confound JudgesAppeared on the BBC on January 24, 2006 as The Law, Borders, and the Internet Nearly six years ago, two French anti-racism groups launched the Internet lawsuit heard round the world. They filed suit […]
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Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act 
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