Archive
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

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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21 Dec

Defamation on the Internet

AnalysisVancouver media lawyer David Sutherland explores how defamation law applies to the brave new world of the Internet.

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21 Nov

Journalists and the law

This section contains information, advice and commentary on legal issues that affect how journalists do their jobs.

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3 Nov

CAJ slams attempt to seize reporter’s research

NewsThe Canadian Association of Journalists opposes the Edmonton Police Service’s attempt to seize a reporter’s research into a high-profile murder case. “Journalists are not agents of the state, and police […]

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24 Oct

British ruling shields ‘responsible journalism’

NewsBritain’s House of Lords has ruled that publishing or broadcasting a report on a matter of intense public interest or importance is not defamatory, even if the story turns out […]

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23 Oct

Paper-thin protection

FeatureThe law offers little protection for journalists who want to keep sources confidential. But as Carly Baxter reports in the Ryerson Review of Journalism, there are some things you can […]

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23 Oct

Copywrong

FeatureWho holds the right to secondary publication of articles stored in an online database — the publisher or the author? Adrienne Macintosh explores the issue in the Ryerson Review of […]

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23 Oct

Gotcha!

FeaturePolice have more power over reporters than most of us realize. Whatcha gonna do when they come for your notes or tapes? Jay Somerset investigates for the Ryerson Review of […]

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23 Oct

Internet libel threat transcends time, space

By David Crerar The Internet has been celebrated and condemned for its transcendence of political, geographic and economic restraints. With its spread grows the possibility of the ultimate international tort. […]

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