In what feels like an April Fool’s joke but isn’t, the Canadian government will conduct a review of Target’s entry into Canada on the grounds that it sells cultural products such as books. I wrote about the need to drop restrictions on bookseller restrictions in 2010 when Amazon created its […]
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U.S. Online Real Estate Site Claims Canadian Realtor Infringed Copyright
Estately, a Seattle-based online real estate site, filed a DMCA takedown notice against Sutton WestCoast over the look and feel of its website. The complaint succeeded in taking the Canadian site offline.
Justice Committee Report Recommends Expanding Lawful Access Legislation
ACTA Rapporteur: Little Evidence That ACTA Will Fix Global IP Enforcement
David Martin, the ACTA rapporteur at the European Parliament, has published an op-ed expressing skepticism about the agreement’s effectiveness, noting “so far there is little evidence that it will have the intended effect. Indeed several non-signatories have stressed their opposition to the agreement.”
Libraries Boycott Random House Over E-Book Pricing
Libraries on Nova Scotia’s South Shore are boycotting Random House, one of the world’s largest book publishers, due to its e-book pricing demands. The publisher is charging as much as three times as much for downloadable book as for a print version.
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 232: What Will Canadian Digital Policy Look Like Under the New Liberal Carney Government? 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 231: Sara Bannerman on How Canadian Political Parties Maximize Voter Data Collection and Minimize Privacy Safeguards 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 230: Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platforms, and Misinformation 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 229: My Digital Access Day Keynote – Assessing the Canadian Digital Policy Record 
Queen’s University Trustees Reject Divestment Efforts Emphasizing the Importance of Institutional Neutrality
