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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.

www.cippic.ca/post/can-ai-...

🇨🇦 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.

🔗 www.cippic.ca/news/cippic-...

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👇
cippic.ca/post/redefin...
#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.

🔗 Learn more: cippic.ca/news/cippic-...

#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

www.cippic.ca/post/ai-and-...

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
www.cippic.ca/post/the-gre...

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

www.cippic.ca/post/digital...

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...

The Supreme Court Refuses Leave on Appeal Using Sexts as Evidence of Consent A quiet resurgence of the twin myths? In R v Reimer, the Ontario Court of Appeal suggests that sexts sent before a sexual encounter may be used as evidence of consent. The Supreme Court of Canada has ...

A quiet resurgence of the twin myths? In R v Reimer, the ONCA suggests that sexts sent before a sexual encounter may be used as evidence of consent. The SCC has now refused to hear an appeal. Chloe Bechard breaks down the decision here: tinyurl.com/reimerappeal

Join us June 11 for AI & the Federal Government, part of CIPPIC’s Summer Speaker Series.
Featuring Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet for AI.
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 12PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

Join us June 11 for AI & the Federal Government, part of CIPPIC’s Summer Speaker Series.
Featuring Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet for AI.
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 12PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free → www.eventbrite.ca/e/cippic-sum...

When CSE uses a ministerial authorization to engage in otherwise prohibited activity, it must also submit an after action report. To date, these documents have not been made public. We publish some redacted reports obtained thru #cdnfoi #cdnati, with analysis.

A New Report on CSE's Ministerial Authorizations CIPPIC Director Matt Malone and Canadian Cyber in Context's Alex Rudolph publish a report on authorizations that allow CSE to engage in otherwise prohibited conduct.

New Report by @cippic.bsky.social & Canadian Cyber in Context - "How Often Is CSE Receiving Ministerial Authorization to Launch Otherwise Prohibited Cyber Attacks - And Against Whom?"

www.cippic.ca/articles/a-n...

#transparency #CIPPIC #CanadaSpends #opengovernment #ottawa

Only 1 week to go!
Join us May 28 for Build Canada w/ Lucy Hargreaves, founder of Canada Spends
📍 Hybrid | 🕐 1PM EST | 🥪 Lunch included
🎟 Free registration → buff.ly/Ptsm151

If you're in Ottawa, consider joining us on the 28th of May at uOttawa Common Law to hear Lucy Hargreaves chat about the Build Canada project (and Canada Spends, too). Registration details below.

Canadian telecom service providers need labels, not loopholes CIPPIC and OpenMedia provide comment on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day.

On World Telecommunication Day, CIPPIC and OpenMedia comment on their work to advance the public interest -- demanding labels, not loopholes, for Canadian telecom service providers.

www.cippic.ca/articles/can...

CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025: Build Canada Join us for Build Canada with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of Canada Spends, on tech, transparency & public accountability.

Kicking off the CIPPIC Summer Speaker Series 2025 with Lucy Hargreaves, founder of @CanadaSpends!

📅 May 28 | 1PM EST | Hybrid
🥪 Lunch included
🎟️ Free w/ registration
🔗 buff.ly/Ptsm151

Come talk civic tech, transparency & public spending.

How secure are the apps on your Android phone?

Researchers at the Citizen Lab and Princeton evaluated the network security of Android apps & found that a large portion of popular Chinese apps use broken proprietary network protocols instead of TLS. Read the paper here: computer.org/csdl/proceed...

"Increasingly, the focus is on the theatre of enforcement, not actual enforcement."