In memoriam: Alison J. Youngman, 1948 - 2009

On March 8, 2009 - International Women's Day - the legal profession lost one of its trailblazing women in the field of corporate and technology law, and for me also a friend and mentor. Alison was a devout champion of women, volunteering her precious time to limitless causes from her role as a senior partner […]

News aggregation websites: Fair dealing v. Free riding

There is a growing concern among media companies that news aggregation websites (NAWs) are taking large portions of original content, ‘shaving away potential readers and profiting from the content’ without properly compensating the media companies that provide the original content.  According to the Canadian Copyright Act, such taking of original content is allowed as long as […]