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Copyright Ownership Of Movies And Films In Canada: Who's On First?, David Vaver

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“Inducing” Copyright Infringement In Canada: Is It A Thing?, David Vaver

Editorials and Commentaries

Is there such a thing as “inducing” copyright infringement? There isn’t in the United Kingdom, but the Federal Court in Bell Canada v L3D Distributing Inc (INL3D) 2021 FC 832 (“L3D Distributing”) thought there was in Canada and the defendants had done it. Indeed, the court thought that inducing infringement, which to date had been considered wrong only in respect of patents, applied to all forms of intellectual property (“IP”).

20 Years Later, Walkerton Inquiry Members Discuss Impact Of Recommendations With Wcwc Staff, Colin Burrowes, Gus Van Harten

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Letter Of April 21, 2021, From Craig Scott To Canadian Judicial Council Review Panel In Justice David Spiro Proceeding (Cjc File 20-0260) Concerning The Reliability Of The University Of Toronto Cromwell Report & “For The Record”, Cover Note On Letter Of April 21, 2021, And On May 20, 2021, Canadian Judicial Council Disposition In Justice David Spiro Proceeding (Cjc File 20-0260) (April 21, 2021 & June 2, 2021), Craig M. Scott

Editorials and Commentaries

On September 20, 2020, I joined myself to a complaint filed with the Canadian Judicial Council by Professor Les Green.The complaint concerned revelations of the interference by a yet-to-be-publicly-named judge of the Tax Court of Canada into a University of Toronto Faculty of Law hiring process for a new director of its International Human Rights Program.

The Wonderful World Of Patents: "They Do Things Differently There", David Vaver

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Corporations As Invisible Friends, Harry Glasbeek

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The corporate world is a site of legally created irresponsibility.

Our four-year-old had an invisible friend, Kim. She and Kim invited us to a tea party.

Obligingly, we passed cookies and a cup to Kim. Our daughter carelessly dropped a cup. Afraid, and imaginatively, she said that Kim had done it. We told her that pretence had its limits. We had to teach her that all of us are to take responsibility for our conduct and actions taken on our behalf.

That is the moral glue that holds society together. Unless you find yourself in the corporate world.

Climate Change Is Very Real - And So Is The Risk Of Litigation, Cynthia Williams

Editorials and Commentaries

According to a recent analysis, close to 900 climate-change cases have been filed in “24 countries and in the European Union, with 654 cases filed in the U.S. and over 230 cases filed in all other countries combined,” as of March 2017.

So far, many of these cases have been filed against government entities, either for their failures to regulate consistent with their rhetoric in international negotiations, or for failing to protect their citizens’ health and future prospects according to long-standing, common law public trust doctrines.

Independent Accountability Needed For Canadian Mining Companies Abroad, Shin Imai, Charis Kamphuis, Penelope Simons

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Over 20,000 people from the mining industry gathered in Toronto for the annual conference of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada last week. This is known as one of the largest mining conferences in the world and reflects Canada’s worldwide dominance in the mining industry.

However, some Canadian mining companies have come under criticism for human rights violations associated with their projects overseas. Most recently, the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project released a detailed report documenting over 400 people harmed, including over 40 deaths over a 15-year period, in Latin America alone, associated with Canadian mining activity. Three cases …

Open Letter To The Prime Minister Of Canada: Signed By Eighty-Six Proffesors Calling For Independent Investigation Of Allegations Against Mining Companies, Shin Imai

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As part of Prof. Imai's push to encourage the government to establish an ombudsperson for the extractive sector.

Comments On The Eu-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration On The Ceta, Gus Van Harten

Editorials and Commentaries

Comments are offered on the EU-Canada Joint Interpretive Declaration on the CETA (updated to account for versions of 5 October, 11 October, 13 October, and 22 October 2016). For eight reasons, I argue that the Declaration does very little to alleviate key concerns arising from the CETA's proposed special rights and privileges for foreign investors.

A Skeptical Optimist’S Perspective On Canada Getting To Proportional Representation As An Electoral Reform, Craig Scott

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Virtual Currencies And Blockchains: A Primer, Benjamin Geva

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With the advent of virtual currencies and blockchain technologies the global payments landscape may be irreversibly transformed. This bulletin is designed to present basic concepts underlying this transformation.

Guidance Documents For Card Industry Code Of Conduct Open For Public Consultation, Benjamin Geva, Peter A. Aziz, Steven Slavens, Eliot Che

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The Commissioner of the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) is seeking comments on three proposed guidance documents it has published to assist with the implementation of new disclosure requirements set out in the April 2015 update to the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada (the Code). Submissions to FCAC regarding the draft guidance documents are due April 15, 2016.

The April 2015 update amended the code to require, among other things, that all merchant-acquirer agreements include a cover page containing an information summary box and fee disclosure box. The proposed guidance documents (CG-10, …

Time For Lawyers To Confront Anti-Roma Stereotypes, Sean Rehaag

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Jason Kenney's Proposal To Strip Citizenship From 'Terrorists' Undermines Canadian Values, Sean Rehaag

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Stop Vilifying Roma Refugees, Sean Rehaag, Benjamin L. Berger

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Kenney Confuses On Permanent Residence Loss, Sean Rehaag, Audrey Macklin, Lorne Waldman

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Regulating Social Media Use In The Workplace, Yemisi Dina

Editorials and Commentaries

The advent of social networking sites (SNS) has become a reality of the digital age. These sites are highly interactive, creative and addictive for individuals to exchange personal, professional and social ideas but its use has also been the subject of litigation in the courts lately just like any man made invention. People using these sites have sparked a number of legal challenges that have dramatically changed the world. This raises a number of questions as to whether there are clear guidelines on the use of these tools by employers and employees.

This paper is a case commentary of one …

Playing Politics With Refugees, Sean Rehaag, Audrey Macklin

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Legislation Won't Stop Asylum Seekers Using Human Smugglers, Sean Rehaag, Sharryn Aiken

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Réfugiés Écartés, Sean Rehaag, Francois Crepeau

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Peeking In Cyberspace's Backdoor, James Stribopoulos

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Adjudication Lottery For Refugees, Sean Rehaag

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A Tenacious Fidelity To The Law, Susan G. Drummond

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National Post, James Stribopoulos

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No One Is Above The Law On Refugees: Churches Keep Canada From Violating International Law, Sean Rehaag

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National Post, James Stribopoulos

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