For the London Free Press – February 14, 2011 Read this on Canoe PIPEDA: Law requires a high degree of accuracy when collecting personal information The recent Federal Court of Canada decision in Nammo v. Transunion marks the first time damages have been awarded under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Mr. Nammo, [...]
For the London Free Press – January 24, 2011 Read this on Canoe When a government employee uses his or her workplace e-mail address to send and receive personal e-mails unrelated to their work, are those e-mails subject to disclosure to members of the public who request them under freedom of information legislation? Despite that [...]
For the London Free Press – Jan 17, 2011 Read this on Canoe The sheer volume of digital information that we create is fast outstripping our ability to manage it all, report warns The sheer volume of digital information continues to rapidly increase. According to a report by IDC entitled The Digital Universe Decade – Are [...]
For the London Free Press – January 10, 2011 Read this on Canoe The year 2010 was a significant one for technological innovation. We saw the continued advancement of the smart phone, the rise of the touch screen tablet in the guise of the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the introduction of electric cars [...]
For the London Free Press – December 20, 2010 Read this on Canoe Many people, including myself, predicted 2010 would be the year of the tablet computer. Apple has sold millions of iPads since its introduction earlier this year. But competing devices are only now coming to market. The iPad was not the first tablet [...]
For the London Free Press – December 13, 2010 Read this on Canoe Proposed legislation could have major implications for businesses, consumers Development and innovation of technology inevitably breeds new laws to regulate that technology. For lawyers practising Information Technology law, there is a considerable amount of potential new law to digest. For example, Bill [...]
For the London Free Press – December 6, 2010 Read this on Canoe When advertising your product on the Internet, using the name of a competitor can sometimes increase awareness of your own product. It’s even legal. Recent decisions from British Columbia and Quebec have held that “keyword advertising” using the trademark or name of [...]
For the London Free Press – November 29, 2010 Read this on Canoe It’s important to document your intentions before any code is created It is not unusual for a business to hire someone to create computer code, such as a specialized program, website, or iPhone app. It’s important to agree in writing who owns [...]
For the London Free Press – November 22, 2010 Read this on Canoe Traditionally, they have been reserved for inventions that are tangible The recent Federal Court of Canada decision in Amazon.com Inc v. the Attorney General of Canada held that a “business method” can be patented in Canada. This essentially allows an idea, without [...]
For the London Free Press – November 8, 2010 Read this on Canoe Security: New report uncovers substantial deficiencies in protection by numerous federal agencies When it comes to the protection of privacy, Canada’s federal agencies have some serious changes to make. In its 2009-2010 annual report on the Privacy Act, Canada’s Office of the [...]