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The first detailed substantive decision of an appeal court on Canada’s <I>Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act</I> (PIPEDA) provides important comments on a number of issues under Canadian privacy legislation.

On April 16, 2015, the Cybersecurity Task Force of the U.S. National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") adopted 12 "Principles for Effective Cybersecurity Insurance Regulatory Guidance" (the "Principles").

Far-reaching changes to Canada’s copyright regime are proposed by the new Bill C-32, which was introduced in Parliament on June 2.

The online sale of a software licence constitutes a "use" in relation to a good for the purposes of Canadian trademarks.

On June 20, 2005, the Canadian Government introduced a bill which proposes significant amendments to the Copyright Act (Bill C-60) and represents the next step in Canada’s ongoing copyright reform. The amendments focus primarily on the challenges that the Internet and digital technologies pose for copyright law.

A California District Court recently granted members of the Motion Pictures Association of America summary judgment in a copyright infringement action against Gary Fung and four websites operated by him, including Isohunt, one of Canada’s largest BitTorrent sites.

In the latest instalment in the Jacobsen v. Katzer saga, the District Court for the Northern District of California found that open source files for a model train software application were eligible for copyright protection.

In recent years, we have received countless enquiries from clients worried about an email they received about a company trying to register their mark as a domain name or keyword, usually in China or Hong Kong.

A pair of recent decisions under the Canadian Internet Registration Authority ("CIRA") Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("CDRP") demonstrate that a trademark owner who fails to obtain a domain name transfer at a first panel hearing may nonetheless achieve a favourable outcome upon a second panel hearing.

The rise of online intermediaries, such as Google, Amazon and Facebook, has radically changed the way in which many businesses and individuals operate and has introduced novel legal and business questions and challenges.

On November 15, 2019, the Federal Court issued an Order compelling Canada's primary Internet service providers ("ISPs") to block their subscribers ...

In 2016, it brought a motion for an order to certify its application as a respondent class proceeding.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the English High Court can order internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites advertising counterfeit goods.

Unlike many countries which provide an effective "notice and take down" remedy for copyright owners whose works are wrongly posted on internet sites, Canada has implemented a notice and notice regime.

An elderly grandmother. A first-person shooter video game. The two typically have very little in common. Yet both were recently in the headlines of the national news. The story involved an email sent pursuant to Canada's "Notice and Notice" copyright legislation, accusing the senior citizen of piracy and demanding that she pay an undisclosed settlement or risk a fine of up to $5,000.

On May 2, 2007, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics ("the Committee") made recommendations in its 4th Report to Parliament, following a statutory 5-year review of Canada's federal privacy legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Soundcloud is a popular website/app amongst internet music lovers and artists worldwide, providing a platform for the uploading of music.