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X Marks the Spot: Where Copyright Wins, Consent Loses, and Victims Get Left Behind

Dec 9, 2024Copyright, Privacy, Security

People experiencing non-consensual distribution of their intimate images (NCDII) deserve to be taken seriously by platforms that host user-uploaded content. Yet, victims face significant challenges due to inconsistent and ineffective takedown processes on online platforms.

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Online Streaming Act showdown may spook streamers.

Oct 29, 2024

The federal government may be risking a repeat of the Online News Act debacle by playing chicken with online streaming platforms over payments to Canadian cultural funds.

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Libraries as Public Interest Users in the Copyright Balance

Aug 8, 2024Copyright, Accessibility, Innovation

Canadian copyright cases often make reference to balancing protection of and access to copyrighted works, or to balancing the rights of creators against users or the public interest. However, these simple categories of creators and users ignore the variety within each of these categories...

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One year later, has the Online News Act actually helped the Canadian news industry?

Jul 29, 2024Communications, Digital Expression, Open Information

The Online News Act aimed to help calm the financial seas for Canadian news organizations, but a year later the waters remain choppy with infighting, financial woes, and disappointment.

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X Marks the Spot: Where Copyright Wins, Consent Loses, and Victims Get Left Behind

Dec 9, 2024Copyright, Privacy, Security

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Bolstering Open-Source AI in the Era of Closed, Big Tech Models

Dec 4, 2024Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Open Information, Privacy, Security

A few years ago, open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models dominated conversations about AI. This vision for a democratized and collaborative AI ecosystem seemed bright. Fast forward to today and the contributions of open-source models are overshadowed and undervalued. Big tech players are monopolizing the AI industry, replaying a story the technology industry knows all too well.

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Overbreadth Successfully Invoked as an Independent Ground for Patent Invalidity – Finally!

Nov 29, 2024

The Federal Court in Proslide Technology, Inc. v. Whitewater West Industries, Ltd., 2024 FC 1439 (“WhiteWater”) has invalidated patent claims solely on the independent ground of overbreadth for the first time in over forty years. This development marks a pivotal moment in Canadian patent law.

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