As an intern at the Department of Canadian Heritage as part of Osgoode’s IP Law & Technology Intensive Program (IP Intensive), I had the unique opportunity to help the Federal…
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Highlights from Canadian Telecom Summit 2018
The Canadian Telecom Summit has been one of the largest annual meetings of telecom professionals in Canada for nearly twenty years. This year’s summit, from June 4 – 6 in…
Resolving Online Defamation in the Internet Age
Given the enormous growth in online defamation claims on social media, almost all requesting a removal of defamatory comments, these claims are not ideal for court-based resolution and should be…
Legal Battle Over Monkey’s Selfie Leads to Settlement
Recently British photographer David Slater came to a settlement with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in a lawsuit over who owns the copyright to a selfie taken…
SCC Rules in Favour of Plaintiffs in Class Action Against Facebook
On June 23 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) delivered its decision in Douez v Facebook Inc., ruling in favour of the plaintiff. This decision affirms that the privacy rights…
As Netflix Goes Global, CanCon Must Broaden Its Appeal
Since the introduction of Netflix to the Canadian market in September 2010, online television distribution, known as “Over the Top” (OTT) services, have expanded rapidly at a rate of over…