Website terms, copyright used to shut down real estate data scraping in...
You can always tell when you are about to read a good case by its opening paragraph. The decision of the BC Supreme Court in Century 21 Canada Limited Partnership v. Rogers Communications Inc., 2011...
View ArticleDevelopments in Computer, Internet and E-Commerce Law (2011-2012)
Here are the slides used in my presentation to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group earlier today, The Year in Review: Developments in Computer, Internet and E-Commerce Law (2011-2012). It covers...
View ArticleAre “browse wrap” agreements enforceable after the Century 21 v Rogers...
Last fall, the BC Supreme Court canvassed in great detail whether “web wrap” also known as “browse wrap” agreements are potentially enforceable. Earlier today, I gave a talk at the Law Society of Upper...
View ArticleCRTC Issues CASL (Canada’s Anti-Spam Law) Guidelines, background and commentary
Last week the CRTC released its first two “information bulletins” intended to help businesses in interpreting CASL and the CRTC’s regulations under CASL. While certain of the Commission’s...
View ArticleStrangest copyright cases of 2012
If you’re on holidays and looking for some copyright law hilarity, take 15 minutes to read Meads v. Meads, 2012 ABQB 571. This case from Alberta examines the practice of Organized Commercial...
View ArticleDevelopments in computer, Internet and e-commerce law: the year in review...
I gave my annual presentation today to the Toronto computer Lawyers’ Group on “The year in review in Computer, Internet and E-Commerce Law”. It covers the period from June 2017 to June 2018. The...
View ArticleTop legal developments in e-commerce, privacy and intellectual property
Despite COVID-19, 2020 was an eventful year, chock full of impactful legal developments in e-commerce, technology, privacy, anti-spam, and intellectual property law. Here is a summary of my picks for...
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