I'm grateful to have been named Best Canadian Law Blog for the second time in Steve Matthew's Canadian Law Blog Awards. This year is particularly special, however, given that I share the award with one of my favourite bloggers, Rob Hyndman. Thanks to Steve and thanks to everyone who reads, […]
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Quebec Bloggers on the Canadian DMCA
Greg Sadetsky proposes a great new year's resolution, while Miguel Tremblay laments the lack of Quebec coverage of the issue.
Public Domain Day 2008
Wallace returns with his annual public domain day list, concluding that "it's your past, your cultural heritage, your public domain. Promote it, celebrate it, and use it, or we will lose it."
CBC’s The Hour on the Canadian Copyfight
I recently appeared on CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos to discuss the mounting Canadian copyfight in the face of reform that might result in a Canadian DMCA.
The Letters of The Law: The Year in Law and Technology from A to Z
While I was away last week, the Toronto Star published my annual A to Z review of the year in law and technology (Toronto Star version, Tyee version, homepage version). From Access Copyright to Zeke's Gallery, there was rarely a dull moment in 2007.
Recent Posts
Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy 
Government Reverses on Privacy and the Charter: Department of Justice Analysis Concludes Political Party Privacy Bill Raises No Charter of Rights Effects 
“Big Brother Tactics”: Why Bill C-2’s New Warrantless Disclosure Demand Powers Extend Far Beyond Internet and Telecom Providers 
Government Seeks To Exempt Political Parties From Privacy Laws Even As CRTC Reports They Are Leading Source of Spam Complaints 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 236: Robert Diab on the Return of Lawful Access
