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Applications for CIPPIC's Summer Internship Now Open | CIPPIC

📢 Calling all law students! CIPPIC’s 2026 Summer Internship Program is now open for applications. Join us from May 11 to July 31, 2026, to tackle pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Apply by March 27, 2026!

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When AI Kills: Analyzing Corporate Criminal Liability in Canada I. Background The film Subservience demonstrates a worst-case AI safety scenario (warning: spoilers ahead!). In the film, “Alice” is a service android animated by AI.   • Initial Programming: Alice’s ...

In Subservience, an AI tried to kill a human. This raises a legal question: if an AI is responsible for the death or injury of a human, could the company behind that AI be held criminally liable?

Mengyuan Hu explores how the Criminal Code applies when AI causes harm.

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When AI “mocks” your favourite singer’s voice: what are the potential legal risks? Do you have a favourite singer? Maybe you’ve daydreamed about what it would sound like if they sang your favourite song — even one they’ve never recorded.  Has Taylor Swift ever sung Call Me Maybe? Of...

When AI can convincingly mock a real person’s voice, where does the legal risk fall? This piece explores how Canadian law responds to AI-generated voices and why individual users often face the greatest exposure.

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#AILaw #Copyright #AIGeneratedContent

CIPPIC Granted Leave to Intervene in Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada at the Supreme Court of Canada | CIPPIC

The Supreme Court of Canada has granted CIPPIC leave to intervene in Facebook v. Privacy Commissioner. The case will shape how PIPEDA protects Canadians’ privacy in the digital age, and whether privacy is treated as a human right.

#PrivacyRights #PIPEDA

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The Quiet Resurrection of Lawful Access - An Analysis of Bill C-2 | CIPPIC

This report explains how Bill C-2’s lawful access provisions sparked public pushback over transparency and subscriber data requests. With C-12 now on the table, it shows Canada’s privacy and security debates are still shifting. #billC2 #privacy #security

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How Safe is our Information Online? One Email Changed how I share my data. On Thanksgiving Monday, I received an email from CIPPIC’s Director, Professor David Fewer, asking me for an urgent favour. The name matched and the tone seemed professional, but something was off—the ...

⚠️Phishing emails don’t start in your inbox—they start with your data trail. ⚠️From scraped pages to digital breadcrumbs, our new blog by Annie Markarian explores how consent, control, and Canadian law intersect online. #Cybersecurity #DataScraping #PIPEDA
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Calling uOttawa COMMON LAW Students: the December 1st application deadline for a CIPPIC January term academic internship (CML3316F) is next week! January files include copyright and AI, consent, and privacy.

Find out how to apply on our website: www.cippic.ca/news/uottawa...

From Preservation to Restoration: How Emerging Biotechnologies Can Strengthen Conservation Humanity faces an unprecedented biodiversity crisis: our sixth mass extinction. Only this time, it is driven not by natural forces but by human actions such as habitat destruction, pollution, invasive...

CIPPIC just published a new blog post by Kristen Neudorf! It examines the use of biotechnology in Canadian environmental law and the legislative amendments required to facilitate its safe implementation.

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Booking.com tells woman to pay $17K or lose hotel reservation | CBC News When an Ontario woman made a $4,300 hotel reservation on Booking.com, she never expected the website would cancel it, then offer her the same accommodations for quadruple the price. A digital rights l...

📰 CIPPIC Director and Digital law expert David Fewer notes that Canadians have few protections when platforms cancel confirmed reservations. He calls for modern consumer-protection laws to ensure travellers get the benefit of the deals they book.

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Authorship on the Eve of the Neural Age “Neuralink and I, we’re on the eve of something great, so that works out perfect, too. Also – Adam and Eve. God created Adam, and then gave Adam a helper, who is Eve. I’m Adam, in this scenario, and E...

What happens to authorship when AI becomes something we think with, and neurotechnologies begin to augment cognition? In our latest blog post, Rana Sarhan explores why the next upgrade might be us —and why the law isn’t ready.

#neuralage #neurotechnologies #copyright

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🏛️ Selingül Yalcin and David Fewer examine how Justice Cotter’s dismissal of Hellboy Productions’ motion for a Norwich order in Hellboy Productions v Defendant Doe #1, 2025 FC 1766, reflects the court’s effort to balance privacy rights with copyright enforcement.

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CIPPIC Director David Fewer yesterday appeared on All in a Day with Alan Neal to discuss the legal and ethical issues behind Ottawa comic artist Kate Leth’s stolen artistic designs.

🎧 Listen here: cbc.ca/listen/live-...

#Copyright #CIPPIC #AllInADay

Can AI-powered drug discovery earn patent protection in Canada? AI transforms drug discovery and redefines what innovation means Sometimes it really is the journey, not the destination, that counts. This idea captures the current debate over the patentability of A...

💊 Our latest blog post by Vera Bi explores how Canadian patent law approaches AI-assisted discovery, why the issue is one of invention rather than inventorship, and how reproducibility and concrete technical application determine what counts as patentable innovation.

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🇨🇦 CIPPIC’s latest submission urges Canada to modernize #CUSMA anti-circumvention rules to support innovation and user rights.

Drafted by Danielle Giansante and Rana Sarhan, it recommends aligning CUSMA with Canadian copyright and digital policy.

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Redefining design in the digital age: How Canadian fashion houses can engage with AI How are fashion houses currently utilizing GenAI? There is no doubt Generative AI (GenAI) has dramatically impacted the way we use technology. The fashion industry has dabbled in AI, from nonfungible ...

💡 Can AI Be Fashion’s Best Friend? 💡
GenAI is reshaping fashion—from virtual try-ons to AI-made designs. But what about IP, privacy & Canada’s role in this shift?
Jenna Park breaks it all down in our latest post👇
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#FashionTech #AIandFashion #IPLaw

CIPPIC granted leave to intervene in Privacy Commissioner of Canada v. Aylo

This case will define what meaningful consent means under PIPEDA when it comes to intimate images.

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#PrivacyLaw #PIPEDA #DigitalRights #Consent #CIPPIC

AI and the Future of Art: Rethinking Protection Beyond Human Authorship “AI art isn’t real art.” That claim followed Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, the image Jason Allen created using Midjourney that won first prize at the 2022 Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Competition. Allen s...

Can AI-generated art be “authored”? Julia Zhao breaks down the legal grey zones of creativity in the age of AI.

AI and the Future of Art: Rethinking Protection Beyond Human Authorship #AIart #Copyright #Law

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Art Law Conference 2025 Ottawa's 3rd annual Art Law Conference by Artists' Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO), featuring a one-day symposium on art, law, and technology.

🎨⚖️ Ottawa’s 3rd Annual Art Law Conference is back!

Join Artists' Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO) on Friday, October 24, 2025

Don’t miss the panel “AI & Copyright: Authorship in the Age of AI” featuring David Fewer, Director of CIPPIC!

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The Great War over Concert Tickets: Regulating Ticketmaster in Canada Over the past decade, consumers have complained about the increasingly aggressive marketing practices of ticket sales and distribution companies like Ticketmaster. These practices have worsened the ti...

Canada’s ticketing industry faces a transparency crisis. From dynamic pricing to unchecked scalping, weak regulations have left consumers vulnerable. Learn how policymakers can strengthen the system and protect fans. #Ticketmaster #TicketScalping #DynamicPricing
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Dive into CIPPIC’s latest blog by Danielle Giansante examining how developers, legislators, parents, and educators share a collective duty of care to ensure that AI technologies support, rather than endanger, young users. #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #ChildSafety

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CIPPIC alumni well-represented at the ‪@cdtsuottawaclts.bsky.social‬ 25th Anniversary conference! Great to see so many old friends.

Calling @uocommonlaw.bsky.social students: the July 31 application deadline for a CIPPIC fall academic internship term (CML3316F) is next week! Fall files include copyright and AI, consent, and privacy.

Find out how to apply on our website: www.cippic.ca/news/uottawa...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Telecommunications in Canada Join us July 30 for Telecommunications in Canada, a conversation with two senior leaders from the CRTC.

Don’t miss our last CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series: Telecommunications in Canada with Chairperson Vicky Eatrides and Deputy Executive Director Rachelle Frenette from the CRTC!
🗓 July 30, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🎟 Free with registration www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Big news: The Federal Court of Appeal has shut down Voltage's mass copyright lawsuit. This is a major win that protects internet subscribers and clarifies the limits of mass litigation under the Copyright Act.

Read our analysis of the decision: www.cippic.ca/news/federal...

🚀 Missed our insightful panel discussion on Reforming Access to Information? No worries — you can watch the recording here: www.cippic.ca/our-work/ref...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Telecommunications in Canada Join us July 30 for Telecommunications in Canada, a conversation with two senior leaders from the CRTC.

Join our last CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series: Telecommunications in Canada with Chairperson Vicky Eatrides and Deputy Executive Director Rachelle Frenette from the CRTC.

🗓 July 30, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Telecommunications in Canada Join us July 30 for Telecommunications in Canada, a conversation with two senior leaders from the CRTC.

Join our last CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series: Telecommunications in Canada with Chairperson Vicky Eatrides and Deputy Executive Director Rachelle Frenette from the CRTC.

🗓 July 30, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join our CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move – Reforming Access to Information with Commissioner Caroline Maynard alongside expert panellists Dean Beeby, Jim Bronskill, and Ken Rubin!

🗓 July 9, 2025
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move Join us June 25 for Freedom to Move, a panel focused on labour mobility and non-competes with experts from the Competition Bureau & more.

Join us next week for another thought-provoking panel in the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move!

🗓 June 25, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🥪 Lunch provided
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move Join us June 25 for Freedom to Move, a panel focused on labour mobility and non-competes with experts from the Competition Bureau & more.

Join us next week for another thought-provoking panel in the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Freedom to Move!

🗓 June 25, 2025
🕐 1PM EST
📍 Hybrid (in-person and online)
🥪 Lunch provided
🎟 Free with registration → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...