Columns Archive

Does the Government Have a Role in Internet Connectivity?

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 13, 2006 as Don’t Subsidize Web Providers Toronto Hydro’s announcement last week of its plans to blanket the City of Toronto with wireless Internet access has sparked an important debate about the appropriate role for governments and public institutions in providing Internet connectivity. […]

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March 13, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Chinese Domains Alter Net Governance Landscape

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 6, 2006 as China Fights U.S. On Internet Addresses There was a buzz in the Internet community last week after the People’ s Daily, widely regarded as the most influential newspaper in China, published an article in English announcing changes to that country’ […]

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March 6, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Supreme Court Nominee Could Have Big Impact on IP

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 27, 2006 as Rothstein’s Said A Lot About Tech Law When Prime Minister Stephen Harper’ s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, Mr. Justice Marshall Rothstein, appears before a House of Commons committee today, intellectual property law issues […]

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February 26, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

LSAT Fingerprinting Tests The Limits of Privacy Law

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 20, 2006 as Fingerprinting Reveals U.S. Patriot Act’s Long Reach While law schools may differ, thousands of law students (and prospective law students) share at least one common experience – the Law School Aptitude Test.  The LSAT is a standardized test used by […]

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February 19, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

The Slippery Slope of Two Tier Email

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 13, 2006 as Two-Tiered Email To Hurt ConsumersAppeared on the BBC on February 13, 2006 as Email Changes Spark Two-Tier Fears America Online and Yahoo!’ s recent announcement of a new fee-based system for commercial email has generated enormous discussion within the Internet […]

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February 12, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive