Ivor Tossell has returned to the Globe and Mail with an article on the Pirate Party success along with a podcast interview with Christian Engström, the party's new Member of the European Parliament.
Archive for June, 2009
French Three Strikes Rule Strikes Out
Le Monde reports that the French Constitutional Court has largely struck down the French three-strikes and you're out rule (aka graduated response, hadopi).
Net Neutrality Town Hall in Ottawa Tonight
SaveOurNet hosts a town hall meeting on net neutrality tonight in Ottawa. I'll be there, along with Charlie Angus, Rocky Gaudrault of Teksavvy, and a host of others.
You Can’t Buy That Here
Macleans has a feature article on the Canadian frustration with inaccessible devices and websites such as the Kindle and Hulu.com. Update: The Ottawa Citizen's Vito Pilieci responds.
Time To Slay the File Sharing Myths
This month marks the tenth anniversary of the debut of Napster, the file sharing service that had a transformative effect on the music and Internet services industries. While many commentators have marked the anniversary by reassessing Napster’s impact and speculating on what lies ahead, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) argues that now is also a suitable time to put to rest two myths about file sharing in Canada.
There are far more than just two myths (see textbox below), but the ones that have dominated debate is that all file sharing is legal in Canada and, perhaps as a consequence of this, that Canada leads the world in illegal file sharing activity. Neither claim is true.
Recent Posts
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 231: Sara Bannerman on How Canadian Political Parties Maximize Voter Data Collection and Minimize Privacy Safeguards 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 230: Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platforms, and Misinformation 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 229: My Digital Access Day Keynote – Assessing the Canadian Digital Policy Record 
Queen’s University Trustees Reject Divestment Efforts Emphasizing the Importance of Institutional Neutrality 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 228: Kumanan Wilson on Why Canadian Health Data Requires Stronger Privacy Protection in the Trump Era
