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Digitalization And Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

The availability of a large variety of information has also increased the risk of Copyright Infringement due to its easy accessibility and dissemination. This has led to varying degrees of copyright infringements in this digital era.

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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 105: NDP MP Charlie Angus on Canada’s Failed Digital Policy and His Hopes for the Next Parliamentary Session

Michael Geist

He was one of the first MPs to seriously consider user rights within Canadian copyright law, a vocal supporter of net neutrality and more affordable wireless services, and a leading advocate for privacy protection and social media regulation.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

Although Section 81 of the IT Act specifies that the prohibitions of Section 79 do not preclude anyone from exercising any rights allowed under the Copyright Act 1957, intermediaries are exempted from accountability for copyright infringement. As a result, the IT Act’s obligations have precedence over all other laws.

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Muddy Waters Ahead for Clearview AI

IPilogue

Brandon Pierre is an IPilogue Writer and a 1L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. . muddies the waters again, challenging orders from privacy authorities in British Columbia and testing current Canadian privacy law. Facial recognition software company Clearview AI, Inc. Legal action in British Columbia. Conclusion.

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Generative AI: the US class action against Google Bard (and other AI tools) for web scraping

Kluwer Copyright Blog

To create its product, Clearview scraped billions of publicly available photos from websites and social media platforms. Such class actions can be considered part of the evolution of the regulatory landscape dedicated to Generative AI. 4th 1149 (9th Cir. The plaintiffs argue that such conduct would replicate that of Clearview.

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A Child’s Right to be Forgotten

IPilogue

Her privacy has been repeatedly invaded by complete strangers since childhood. Throughout her life, perfect strangers have invaded her privacy without regard for her emotional wellbeing. First, we considered copyright law to try to stop the circulation of the photograph. Privacy matters. COMPLICATED MATTERS.

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Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2020-04-25

Barry Sookman

seals the deal on USMCA, says trade agreement can now take effect July 1 [link] 2020-04-25 Civil liberties group warns of 'invasion of privacy' after Ontario gives police COVID-19 test data [link] 2020-04-25 Meghan's privacy action against U.K. On Friday, April 24, MLI will be hostin… 2020-04-24 U.S.

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