Today is the day privacy law changes forever. Srsly!
Are you a business in Quebec? Or even in Canada? Are you a person in Quebec? Well have I got news for you!
Allen
Mendelsohn
is me.
I am a lawyer specializing in internet law working out of Montreal, though sometimes I do it in front of the U.S. Capitol. That should tell you what you need to know about internet law in Canada. I also warp young legal minds at the Faculty of Law at McGill.
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Let's say on average 8 @Zoom / @MicrosoftTeams / @google Meet meetings per week, over the last 4 years. That's 1600 video meetings, and I STILL sometimes try to talk while on mute. Yeesh.
It’s a Friday Internet Law News Dump!
As we head into the Canada Day long weekend, I had nothing really big I wanted to write about, but a handful of little things. Thus, the Friday Internet Law News Dump was born. Is it reminiscent of another quickie type of post I used to write in another life? Maybe. Is it an easy way to avoid paying off bets of scotch to certain individuals? Shut up.
Facebook wins in privacy court (for now)
Boy I have gotten a ton of use from this pic
In which we return to discussing developments from times forgotten. Like, uh, 6 weeks ago? That’s not too bad (for me)! Also there was a development in this case just two and half weeks ago, so that’s kind of timely? Shut up, it is. Also, I should point out before we go further that there is no “privacy court” (yet!) as suggested by my headline. Lemme explain…
Welcome (?) to the Online Streaming Act Era
So is the Online Streaming Act, aka Bill C-11, now technically S.C. 2023 c. 8 as of three days ago, as terrible as they say? Well let’s take an honest, clear-headed, unbiased read through this piece of crap and find out. Hey look at me, two timely blog posts in a row!
RANDOM TAG OF THE DAY
ALL THE TAGS
4/20 is like Christmas and New Year's Eve rolled into one
125 posts over the years and this is my first trademark tag
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all lawyers are bitches so maybe I should have used "bitchslap"
All your internets belong to us
apple is the new microsoft for lawsuits
arrrrr pirates
back in paint it black
Basstral? Assell?
BLOCK THIS
distinct society
Do ACTA accordingly
domain name this!
don't you...forget about me
downloading
elect me for king of the internet
excerpt this
facebook
FFS get some first-run movies Netflix
free speech ain't always free
Happy Holidays kidzzzz!
How do I not have a "news" tag?
I am not surprised I had no "budget" tag before this post
I don't have a European internet law category
I don't have a hockey tag?
I got yer constitution right here pal
i hope you notice this tag
In Canada ISP stands for Internet Suckiness Providers
I need to be regulated
I saw Zuckerberg at SXSW once and it wasn't pretty
Is fair dealing really fair?
is my kill bill series a violation of tarantino's copyright?
lock up all the violent criminals
me me me
micro$oft
mmm mashed potatoes
My Canada includes Quebec
oh say can you crtc
PIPASOPA_OPA!
privacy
private parts
Protecting children good spying bad
put it in neutral
rogers v bell: which is worse
Roos and koalas and wallabees oh my!
see_are_tee_see?
serve me... a beverage
spam spam spam eggs sausage and spam
surveil this
Teh Google will outlive us all
text this
The Commish
the cyber
The George Laraque Teksavvy ad is the greatest commercial ever
the law is the law
the music in Atari was never copyrightable
The Pacific is huuuuuuge
the Revolution will be televised... on Periscope
This is as close as we'll get to Sexy Friday around here
this is not the Morning Skate
this may be my snarkiest post ever
those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves
Throttle this Bell
Throttle this Rogers
torrent(-ial downpour of copyright violation)
Tough to stay Anonymous forever but these guys have a real chance
trademarks blech
trade this
tRump loves Adderall
tweet this
Vidotron is no prize either
welcome
whatever you do don't cross the streams
What happens online in Vegas doesn't stay there
why internet law is important to YOU
wide world of interwebs
Yahooooooooo
you can use my personal info I really don't care
your privacy is not yours
YouTube is my favourite tube of all the intertubes
Zoom on PBS was a big part of my childhood