In the fall of 1998, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) held its closely-watched New Media hearings, which addressed the contentious question of whether it should regulate the Internet. Several months later, the Commission heeded the advice of the parade of witnesses who urged it to leave the Internet […]
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Who should own your wedding pictures?
Who should own your wedding pictures? In recent weeks, the federal government has moved aggressively on several policy fronts, including proposed new child pornography and hate speech legislation. While those initiatives have generated national headlines, a Senate bill that threatens Canadians' consumer rights and personal privacy is quietly but swiftly […]
Revise privacy law to expose offenders, block snoops
Last week’s Law Bytes column, which urged Canada’s privacy commissioner to lift the veil of anonymity on targets of well-founded privacy complaints, generated some pointed feedback. Some letter-writers expressed support for the current system, arguing that Canada is better suited to an ombuds-type approach, rather than the more litigious system […]
Court decision foreshadows policy debate
Copyright ruling seeks a balance As Canadians gather on this Thanksgiving holiday, they might consider giving thanks to Canada's judiciary. This past year has been a monumental one for our judiciary with several courts exhibiting courage in addressing novel and challenging copyright issues. The Supreme Court of Canada has […]
Why Canada should follow U.K., not U.S., on copyright
Canadian artists have enjoyed unprecedented international critical and commercial success in recent years. From Avril Lavigne to Yann Martel to Denys Arcand, Canadians have won Grammys, Bookers, and Oscars and have demonstrated that our best belong on the world stage. Notwithstanding these headline-grabbing success stories, wider success for the […]
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