Archive for 2005

The Start of a DRM Protection Act

Reports today indicate that a provisional settlement has been reached in the U.S. Sony rootkit class actions.  While the settlement still requires court approval, it makes for an interesting read since it may provide the starting point for a future statute that protects against the misuse of digital rights management […]

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December 29, 2005 12 comments News

The Benefits of Copyright Reform

One of the responses to my post on the latest CRIA poll warns against referring to "copyright reform" just because Graham Henderson does in the CRIA release.  While I obviously do not support Henderson' s view of changes to Canadian copyright law nor the efforts to prop up Sam Bulte […]

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December 28, 2005 3 comments News

Yet Another CRIA Sponsored Poll

CRIA continues its copyright lobbying today by releasing yet another poll that it claims reveals Canadians' attitudes on copyright law.  This follows the fall release in which it laughably sought to link file sharing with a wide assortment of evils including shoplifting and cheating on exams.   The poll makes […]

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December 28, 2005 3 comments News

The Year in Canadian Tech Law From A to Z

My last weekly Law Bytes column of 2005, features my annual A to Z review of the year in Canadian law and technology (Toronto Star version, freely available version).  From legislative proposals involving copyright, network surveillance, and Internet pharmacies to case law focused on popular consumer products such as the […]

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December 25, 2005 1 comment Columns

Canadian Tech Law in 2005 From A to Z

Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 26, 2005 as Apple to Zundel, the Year in Tech Law As 2005 comes to a close, my annual A to Z review of the year in Canadian law and technology reveals a remarkably busy twelve months.  From legislative proposals involving copyright, network […]

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December 25, 2005 8 comments Columns Archive