Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 21, 2014 as Should Canadian Courts Decide What the World Gets to See Online The challenge of jurisdiction and the Internet has long been one of the most contentious online legal issues. Given that the Internet has little regard for conventional borders, the […]
Columns Archive
Why Has Canada Still Not Signed the Copyright Treaty to Support the Blind?
Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 14, 2014 as Canada Still Hasn’t Signed Copyright Treaty to Help the Blind Countries from around the world last year reached agreement on a landmark copyright treaty designed to improve access to works for the blind and visually impaired. As the first copyright […]
Proposed Data Breach Disclosure Rules Leave Too Many Canadians in the Dark
Appeared in the Toronto Star on June 7, 2014 as Digital Privacy Act Should Be a Lot Stronger on Data Breach Reporting News last week of a stunning data breach at a Toronto-area hospital involving information on thousands of mothers places the proposed Digital Privacy Act squarely in the spotlight. […]
Why Has the Canadian Government Given Up on Protecting Our Privacy?
Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 31, 2014 as Why Has the Canadian Government Given Up on Protecting Our Privacy? In recent years, it has become fashionable to argue that Canadians no longer care about their privacy. Supporters of this position note that millions of people voluntarily post personal […]
What if the CBC Really Put Everything Up for Review?
Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 24, 2014 as What if the CBC Really Put Everything Up for Review The future of broadcasting has emerged as a hot issue with Canada’s broadcast regulator effectively putting everything up for grabs as part of its comprehensive TalkTV review of broadcasting regulation. […]
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