AnalysisVancouver lawyer Daniel Burnett reviews the law in four provinces with statutes that protect personal privacy.
READ MOREBackgrounderIn 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 […]
READ MOREAnalysisVancouver media lawyer David Sutherland explores how defamation law applies to the brave new world of the Internet.
READ MOREThis section contains information, advice and commentary on legal issues that affect how journalists do their jobs.
READ MORENewsThe 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 […]
READ MORENewsBritain’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 […]
READ MOREFeatureWho 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 […]
READ MOREFeaturePolice 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 […]
READ MOREBy 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. […]
READ MOREFeatureWorried about press freedoms in Canada? Try reporting the news in Zimbabwe, says Aaron Leaf in the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
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