There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage of legislative proposals, controversial court cases, and very public battles over the future of the Internet in Canada. My final technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) takes a look back […]
Archive for December, 2008
The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Technology Law and Policy
Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 22, 2008 as The Letters of the Law: A Lively Year in Canadian Technology Law and Policy There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage of legislative proposals, controversial court cases, and very […]
RIAA Abandoning P2P Lawsuits
The Wall Street Journal reports that the RIAA has decided to abandon its strategy of suing individual file sharers. The music lobby group has sued more than 35,000 people since 2003. Instead, the RIAA plans to focus on a three-strikes and you're out approach with ISPs that would involve terminating […]
Latest Round of ACTA Negotiations Wrap Up
The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a release that provides an update on the most recent round of ACTA negotiations (the release will be mirrored by other countries). It reports that governments met last week in Paris to continue ACTA negotiations. In addition to the three issues addressed at […]
CAUT Releases Fair Dealing Advisory
Sam Trosow points to a new advisory from the Canadian Association of University Teachers on fair dealing. The advisory does a terrific job of explaining the breadth and limits of fair dealing in Canada. More importantly, it urges action — legislative action to preserve the Supreme Court of Canada's analysis […]
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