One of the joys of copyright law is its tendency to produce unexpected and controversial decisions. Blacklock’s Reporter v Canadian Vintners Association, an October 16, 2015, judgement from Ontario Small Claims Court, qualifies on both counts.
One of the joys of copyright law is its tendency to produce unexpected and controversial decisions. Blacklock’s Reporter v Canadian Vintners Association, an October 16, 2015, judgement from Ontario Small Claims Court, qualifies on both counts.
On November 5, 2015, The Centre for Law, Technology and Society held a panel that provided an overview of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, its principle concerns, and recent developments at the UN, including Canada’s role and possible implications of the recent federal election in Canada.
On November 5, 2015, The Centre for Law, Technology and Society held a panel that provided an overview of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, its principle concerns, and recent developments at the UN, including Canada’s role and possible implications of the recent federal election in Canada.
Michael Geist*The official release of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a global trade agreement between 12 countries including Canada, the United States, and Japan, has generated considerable confusion over where the Trudeau government stands on the deal. The TPP was concluded several weeks before the October election and the Liberals wer...
Michael Geist*The official release of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a global trade agreement between 12 countries including Canada, the United States, and Japan, has generated considerable confusion over where the Trudeau government stan...
Monday, November 30th, 11:30am-1pmRoom FTX 361, Fauteux HallUniversity of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, 57 Louis-Pasteur StreetSpeakers:Jeremy de BeerProfessor, University of Ottawa Faculty of LawMichael GeistProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, University of Ottawa Faculty of LawTamir IsraelStaff Lawyer, Samuelson-Glushko Cana...
Monday, November 30th, 11:30am-1pmRoom FTX 361, Fauteux HallUniversity of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, 57 Louis-Pasteur StreetSpeakers:Jeremy de BeerProfessor, University of Ottawa Faculty of LawMichael GeistProfessor and Canada Research Chair in Internet and...
On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., Professor Teresa Scassa will be the featured guest on CBC Radio’s Spark with Nora Young, discussing Smart Cities. Tune in to learn more about the implications for intellectual property, privacy, and transparency of Smart Cities in what promises to be a fascinating program.
On Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., Professor Teresa Scassa will be the featured guest on CBC Radio’s Spark with Nora Young, discussing Smart Cities. Tune in to learn more about the implications for intellectual property, privacy, and transparency of Smart Cities in what promises to be a fasc...
Jennifer Chandler*Psychosurgery has a bad name for a good reason. It is often associated with the mid-20th century prefrontal leucotomy (or lobotomy). This procedure garnered its inventor, Egon Moniz, the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1949, and it went on to be applied to thousands of people around the world. In its heyday, the best kno...
Jennifer Chandler*Psychosurgery has a bad name for a good reason. It is often associated with the mid-20th century prefrontal leucotomy (or lobotomy). This procedure garnered its inventor, Egon Moniz, the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1949, and...
Canada’s Drone Rules
Canada has been an early adopter of flexible regulations for limited commercial drone operations. The Canadian Aviation Regulations require all commercial Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV, or “drone”) operators to obtain special permission from Transport Canada before their respective flights. But, in 2014, Transport Canada carved out an exception to this requirement to allow some...
Canada’s Drone Rules
Canada has been an early adopter of flexible regulations for limited commercial drone operations. The Canadian Aviation Regulations require all commercial Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV, or “drone”) operators to obtain special permission from Transport Canada before their respecti...
“Killer Robots” might sound like a sci-fi thriller, but the threat they pose to international security is very real. A global coalition, which includes Common Law’s Professor Ian Kerr, is calling on Canada and other governments to ban autonomous weapons that would select targets and use force without further human intervention or oversight.
“Killer Robots” might sound like a sci-fi thriller, but the threat they pose to international security is very real. A global coalition, which includes Common Law’s Professor Ian Kerr, is calling on Canada and other governments to ban autonomous weapons that would select targets and use force withou...
