Professor Geist's latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) assesses recent comments from an Industry Canada official that Canada is likely to move quickly to import the broadcast flag by July 2005. The column argues that it is essential that Canada craft its […]
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Ontario Court Confirms PIPEDA Not a Litigation Shield
An Ontario court has denied an attempt to refuse disclosure of information during a discovery process on privacy grounds. Canada’s privacy law contains an exception for compliance with the rules of court relating to the production of information. Case name is Clustercraft Jewellery Manufacturing v. Wygee Holdings.
Sri Lanka Accuses Ship of Cutting Internet Link
Sri Lankan authorities tried to seize an Indian ship and sought US$5 million in damages, accusing it of breaking the undersea fibre optic cable that connects the tropical island’s main Internet links to the rest of the world. The Indian government and the company that handles the ship denied responsibility.
Starbucks Employee Fired for Blog
Professor Geist comments on news that a Starbucks in Toronto has fired an employee for maintaining a blog that criticized his supervisor.
Music Industry Experiences Upswing in CD Sales
Professor Geist comments in the National Post on news that the music industry has experienced an upswing in CD sales in 2004. Responding to claims that the improvement is due in part to reduced file sharing, Professor Geist notes that a more likely reason is that the industry is responding […]
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law 
Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act 
AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act
