A while ago I wrote to the editor of NOW Magazine about Bill C-61 (you can read the letter here). The letter was published on July 15, 2008 (click here for the web version). In the letter I mentioned that it is legal to rip a otherwise legally obtained DVD for personal use.
A letter written [...]

Today I held a workshop on copyright, trademark and contract laws with the Entrepreneurship Program of Youth Employment Services. We had an interesting discussion about how to protect your assets by entering a marriage contract.
Typically, the (legally married) spouses, at the breakdown of the marriage are entitled to what is called “equalization.” This means, the [...]

NOTE: THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE
A while ago I wrote about the requirements of entering a valid domestic contract. (You can read it here.)
Today I want to talk about what you need to set aside, that is, to cancel an otherwise valid domestic contract.
Domestic contracts, like all other contracts, are not exactly written in stone. [...]

In yesterday’s blog, I mentioned that the Copyright Act is, “for the most part,” a statute providing civil remedies for copyright holders. Today I want to talk about criminal offences under the Copyright Act.
It is an offence for anyone to…

sell or rent out an infringing copy,
import for sale or rental an infringing copy,
distribute widely or [...]

Today I want to talk about “I didn’t mean to…” cases.
Copyright law is, for the most part, a statute that provides civil remedies to copyright holders in the event of infringements. That means, the civil standard applies to copyright actions.
Unlike criminal proceedings, which require both mens rea, or the intent to harm, as well as [...]