I posted earlier that this week is Ivor Tossell's final column for the Globe. He goes out with a piece on Star Trek fan sites that concludes with these remarkable four paragraphs: There's a lot of things you can do with the Internet. You can sit around all day, strip-mining […]
Archive for May, 2009
EC Launches Consultation On Canadian IP Laws
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the state of Canadian economic rules ahead of the negotiations on a Canada – EU free trade agreement (hat tip – Jamie Love). The consultation includes a full chapter on intellectual property including questions on satisfaction with Canadian IP law, whether […]
Lofgren “Very Nervous” About ACTA
The National Journal reports that Congresswomen Zoe Lofgren has expressed her concern about ACTA. Lofgren told a crowd of high-tech executives that the six-page outline of ACTA leaves her very nervous, particularly the prospect of moving toward a three-strikes approach for ISPs.
Globe Drops Tossell Column
On the same week that Search Engine is cancelled by the CBC (though happily picked up by TVO), Ivor Tossell has disappointingly announced that the Globe and Mail has dropped his weekly column. Tossell wrote thoughtfully on a wide range of digital issues with some of the best commentary on […]
Elsevier Published Six Fake Journals
Further to an earlier posting about Merck and Elsevier combining on a fake journal, Elsevier now acknowledges that there were six "sponsored article publications."
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 201: Robert Diab on the Billion Dollar Lawsuits Launched By Ontario School Boards Against Social Media Giants 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law 
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
