The Vancouver Sun picks up on my earlier column on how Canadian universities may increasingly shift toward using technology to deliver materials in light of fees demanded by Access Copyright. Macleans also covered the same issue last week and Osgoode Hall Dean Lorne Sossin predicts that this year could be […]
Archive for January, 2011
U.S. Plans for a Special 301 Report on GMOs?
Wikileaks has posted a 2007 cable from the U.S. embassy in France that recommends creating a “retaliation list” against countries opposed to genetically modified crops. The plan to target countries on the GMO issue is reminiscent of similar efforts on intellectual property laws, that lead to the annual Special 301 […]
Controversial Provisions in Olympic Marks Protection Law Expires
The Toronto Sun notes that the controversial provisions in the Olympic marks legislation – enacted to guard against ambush marketing in advance of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics – expired at the end of 2010. I wrote about the legislation here.
Copyright Predictions for 2011
Howard Knopf posts 12 copyright law and reform predictions for 2011, with an emphasis on Canada.
Public Domain Day 2011
Wallace McLean offers his annual Public Domain Day list of authors whose works entered into the public domain on January 1, 2011.
Recent Posts
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 
Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action
