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The Digital Road Leads Out of Rome

Appeared on the BBC on February 8, 2006 as Locking Down Our Digital Future Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on February 9, 2006 as Big Content versus the Amateurs Last week all roads in the digital world led to Rome as hundreds of government officials, policy experts, and companies descended […]

February 8, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Google Case Highlights the Risks and Rewards of Data Retention

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 30, 2006 as Oceans of Data Ripe for Use – and Abuse Appeared on the BBC on January 30, 2006 as Risks and Rewards of Net Data The Internet community has been buzzing for the past ten days about the U.S. Department of […]

January 30, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

New Yahoo Decision Raises Old Questions

Article appeared in the Toronto Star on January 23, 2006 as Borderless Internet Continues to Confound JudgesAppeared on the BBC on January 24, 2006 as The Law, Borders, and the Internet Nearly six years ago, two French anti-racism groups launched the Internet lawsuit heard round the world. They filed suit […]

January 22, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Time To Clean Up Canadian Copyright

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 16, 2006 as Who Speaks For The Public? The mushrooming controversy over Toronto MP Sarmite Bulte's coming Thursday night fundraiser hosted by the entertainment lobby is a powerful illustration of the public's growing interest in copyright issues as well as the emerging influence […]

January 15, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Crystal Ball Gazing at the Coming Year in Tech Law

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 9, 2006 as Tech Laws We Need Predicting the future of Canadian technology law is challenging at the best of times, but during an election campaign prognostications are admittedly likely to be about as accurate as a coin flip. With that caveat in […]

January 9, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive