Dec 5, 2018
The Schrödinger's cat of copyright: What's an 'orphan work'?
There is a gray, Schrödinger's cat kind of area in copyright. Enter: "orphan works" -- works that are neither public nor quite owned by someone.
Marianela Ramos Capelo
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Nov 1, 2018  Why are political parties refusing to comply with Canadian privacy laws?It's time the federal government holds political parties accountable for their use and misuse of Canadians' data. |
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Oct 1, 2018  If you want to dress up as Thor for Halloween, is making your own costume a copyright violation?In Canada, costume designs are considered to be under copyright. So, mass-producing a costume of Marvel's Thor without clearing the rights to use the character might not be the best idea. |
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Sep 4, 2018  Who owns your tattoos? Copyright issues are all around us.Have you ever thought about how nearly every logo, piece of design (yes, including your tattoos), song, and movie has been or is currently under someone else's copyright? |
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Jul 3, 2018  The internet fight we're too 'shy' to fight because… sex?SESTA and FOSTA are two bills recently passed in the United States that claim to tackle sex trafficking online -- nothing wrong with that. The problem is that they don't do that. |
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Apr 3, 2018  The cost of free expression online for womenWith online platforms increasingly being a site of public discourse in democratic societies, gendered online violence silences and makes invisible a key sector of society in the public sphere. |
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Feb 1, 2018  Lower cell phone bills are about more than affordability. They help to bridge the digital divide.In Canada we pay some of the highest prices for cell phone services in the industrialized world. This makes it a lot harder for many people to access the internet and its benefits. |
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Nov 1, 2017  Using NAFTA to control CanadiansMarianela Ramos Capelo Digital Freedom Update The lack of transparency around NAFTA means undemocratic policies are being considered which could harm ordinary Canadians |
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Nov 1, 2017  Three ways NAFTA helps the powerful bend the rulesThe lack of transparency around NAFTA means undemocratic policies are being considered which could harm ordinary Canadians |
