When Canada’s copyright law was amended, one of the biggest changes was protect for digital locks. Since 2012 it has been illegal in Canada to circumvent technological protection measures. In this CBC television interview, on the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, I explain the adverse business impacts of locking consumers into...
Governments around the world are betting heavily on biofuels as one part of a solution to a wide range of public policy challenges, from environmental sustainability in the face of climate change, to energy security given rising geopolitical instability, to economic growth especially in rural regions and developing countries....
Five landmark decisions released by the Supreme Court of Canada will streamline copyright licensing and help to grow the online market for digital content protected by copyright. That is my argument in this editorial published in the Financial Post. Supreme Court, by Alex Nobert, on Flickr. As well as...
How do federal courts decide when to defer to the expertise of administrative tribunals, and when to overturn a decision on appeal or judicial review? The answers are in this book, now in its 4th edition. The book was originally co-authored, and has been revised and updated, with a...
The newest edition of A Property Law Reader: Cases, Questions and Commentary, 4th Edition, co-authored/edited by Bruce Ziff, Jeremy de Beer, Doug Harris, and Margaret McCullum, is Canada’s leading casebook for property law students. Starting with an exploration of the meaning(s) of property and its philosophical foundations, the book canvasses...