At the Parkland Institute 2013 Conference, I provided a summary of the digital rights issues that emerged in Canada including privacy, copyright, surveillance and fair access.
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Taking User Rights Seriously: Two Weeks That Changed Canadian Copyright Law
I delivered a keynote speech titled Taking User Rights Seriously: The Two Weeks That Changed Canadian Copyright as part of the 3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest at the University of Cape Town.
Two weeks changed Canadian copyright for the foreseeable future. In a single day, the Supreme Court of Canada’ ruled on five copyright cases. This was just weeks after the Canadian government passed long-awaited copyright reform legislation. This talk examines the decade-long process that resulted in a seismic shift in Canadian copyright law toward user rights.
Inside the Fight for Digital Rights in Canada
I presented the closing keynote address at the Parkland Institutes 17th Annual Conference: Facts, Fictions and Truth. In recent years, the fight over digital rights, including online privacy, digital copyright, internet surveillance, and fair access, has captured the attention of a growing number of Canadians. I examined the emerging digital rights movement in Canada and its close connection to freedom of speech and privacy.
TVO: Secrecy and the Limits of Transparency
On The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TVO, I spoke about the collection of metadata on cellphone calls by Canadian security agencies and associated privacy issues.
Interview with Kempton Lam
I spoke to Kempton Lam after meeting the Calgary Chapter of Fair Copyright for Canada. I discussed Bill C-61, Access to Information legislation and the impact of the Internet on political processes. The entire interview can be viewed on YouTube as a playlist of seven clips.
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