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Freedom and internet

From spam to copyright, lots of new laws on the way

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 [...]

Rulings allow use of competitor’s name in ads

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 [...]

Set code of code conduct

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 [...]

Patent ruling signals new way of doing business

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 [...]

Level of privacy protection under attack

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 [...]

Facebook privacy fragile

For the London Free Press – October 25, 2010 Read this on Canoe Postings to social network sites can be forced into evidence in legal proceedings It seems like everybody is on Facebook or a similar social networking site. The prevalence of such websites has raised interesting questions relating to the level of privacy that [...]

Facebook privacy fragile

For the London Free Press – October 25, 2010 Read this on Canoe Postings to social network sites can be forced into evidence in legal proceedings It seems like everybody is on Facebook or a similar social networking site. The prevalence of such websites has raised interesting questions relating to the level of privacy that [...]

Facebook privacy fragile

For the London Free Press – October 25, 2010 Read this on Canoe Postings to social network sites can be forced into evidence in legal proceedings It seems like everybody is on Facebook or a similar social networking site. The prevalence of such websites has raised interesting questions relating to the level of privacy that [...]

Facebook privacy fragile

For the London Free Press – October 25, 2010 Read this on Canoe Postings to social network sites can be forced into evidence in legal proceedings It seems like everybody is on Facebook or a similar social networking site. The prevalence of such websites has raised interesting questions relating to the level of privacy that [...]

Facebook privacy fragile

For the London Free Press – October 25, 2010 Read this on Canoe Postings to social network sites can be forced into evidence in legal proceedings It seems like everybody is on Facebook or a similar social networking site. The prevalence of such websites has raised interesting questions relating to the level of privacy that [...]

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