Michael Geist Agrees That a Canadian Link Tax Law is a Bad Idea Drew Wilson | May 15, 2020 Earlier, we posted reasons why a Canadian link tax law would backfire. It seems that Michael Geist is largely agreeing with our analysis.
US Supreme Court Rules That the Law Cannot Be Copyrighted Drew Wilson | April 28, 2020 The Georgia Malamud copyright case asked whether or not the state can copyright the law. The split ruling that came down said “no”.
Business Council of Canada Pushes Against Updating Canadian Privacy Laws Drew Wilson | March 23, 2020 The Business Council of Canada published a report urging the government to step back any effort to bringing forth badly needed privacy law reforms.
US Anti-Encryption Legislation EARN IT Getting Closer to Being Tabled Drew Wilson | March 5, 2020 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is raising the alarm over EARN IT since it is getting closer to being tabled.
3rd Phase of Article 17 Implementation Consultation Concludes Drew Wilson | March 1, 2020 The EU government has concluded it’s third phase of consultations in implementing Article 17. Some worry that copyright cannot be fixed.
GDPR Fines Continue to Roll Out in the Hundreds of Millions of Euro’s Drew Wilson | February 6, 2020 The success of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is continuing with fines continuing to be handed out against violators.
Brazil Files Criminal Complaint Against Glenn Greenwald Drew Wilson | January 27, 2020 Julian Assange isn’t the only one targeted by government. Brazil is trying to prosecute Glenn Greenwald.
Cory Doctorow: We’re In Copyright Crisis and It’s Going to Get Worse Drew Wilson | January 24, 2020 In response to a lot of what is occurring in the world of copyright law, Cory Doctorow is making the case that we are in a Copyright crisis.
Creative Commons Community Celebrates Another Court Win Drew Wilson | January 14, 2020 The Creative Commons community is celebrating another legal win. The US court of appeals have confirmed the non-commercial element of the license.
Google Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Google v Oracle Decision Drew Wilson | January 7, 2020 The ongoing Google v Oracle could be heading to the US Supreme Court. This after Google urged the court to overturn the decision.
