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22 Dec

Copyright 101

What is copyright? Copyright gives writers and other artists ownership of their creations. The federal Copyright Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-42 forbids the unauthorized use, duplication or public display of […]

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22 Dec

Supreme Court upholds freelancers’ copyright

NewsDatabases compiled by newspapers and other publishers cannot reproduce freelance work without the agreement of writers, photographers and illustrators, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in October 2006. It is […]

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21 Dec

Alberta judge protects CBC’s sources

NewsAn Alberta judge has refused to force the CBC to disclose documents that would identify confidential sources to Edmonton’s former chief of police, who’s suing the network for defamation over […]

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21 Dec

Freedom of expression 101

Freedom of expression in Canada Free speech and freedom of the press have long been recognized as cornerstones of Canada’s democratic system of government. In 1938 Chief Justice Lyman Duff […]

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21 Dec

Gaining access to court files

BackgrounderKenneth Singer, a Vancouver media law specialist, reviews the limits on media access to court files.

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21 Dec

Celebrities and Canadian privacy law

CommentaryDo Canada’s privacy laws prevent the unauthorized use of celebrities’ names and images? The law is unclear, but lawyer and journalist Mitchell Flagg argues in this commentary that Canada’s courts […]

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21 Dec

Quebec’s privacy law restricts publication of photos

AnalysisQuebec has some of the strongest privacy laws in the western world. CBC lawyer Marie-Philippe Bouchard examines two court rulings that punished Quebec media outlets for publishing photographs of individuals.

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21 Dec

Privacy law primer

AnalysisVancouver lawyer Daniel Burnett reviews the law in four provinces with statutes that protect personal privacy.

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21 Dec

Publication bans: What the media can’t say

FeatureHow do publication bans work and why are they imposed? CBC News Online tackles these and other questions about restrictions on media coverage of court cases. By John Bowman and […]

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21 Dec

An online guide to copyright law

BackgrounderIn the simplest terms, “copyright” means “the right to copy.” Only the owner of copyright – usually the creator of the work – can produce or reproduce the work, or […]

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