Feds reach a deal with Google re: Bill C-18
Hi everyone! I don’t know if everyone else has noticed, but today (Nov. 29), it was announced that Google has reached a deal with the federal government to continue posting news online. I thought this came at a super relevant time as one of our last presentations touched on this topic (and the course in […]
Are you playing Fortnite? Or is Fortnite playing you?
Are you playing Fortnite, or is Fortnite playing you? This is a reasonable question worth asking in light of the recent court cases involving privacy concerns with the use of digital platforms, and not just Frotnite. Privacy is a legitimate concern when sharing data over the world wide web, and privacy policies don’t seem to […]
AI chips and NVIDIA
Recently I have been interested in the AI boom, especially with all the discussions we have had in class about AI. I have also been curious about NVIDA’s stock boom during the last year. Turns out that the GPU technology that NVIDIA has focussed on for the longest time has given them a competitive edge […]
Responsibility, Liability and Piracy
In the past I’ve used the book chapter: Copyright Liability and Music ‘Piracy’: Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset from the book Intellectual Property Excesses as a citation in one of my papers on piracy. It’s a United States case that found Thomas based on copyright infringement of 24 songs to be liable for $200.000, $1.92 million, […]
What Do We Do About “X”?
I came across this article (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sues-media-matters-report-ads-appearing-nazi-posts-rcna126095 ) the other day. It made me think about the ways Twitter has changed since Elon Musk’s takeover and what it has meant for the balancing between the interests of freedom of expression and of safeguarding the public from harms that can arise from unregulated content.Some of the key […]
A Quick Dive into Canada’s Online News Act
Hello Everyone! Please check out the following podcast episode from “Beneath the Law” as a brief introduction to my presentation on Friday. I recommend watching the first 3-5 minutes depending on how much you would like to know in advance – the full 35 minutes are not required.
Is google making us stupid?
In 2008, US journalist Nicholas Carr dipped his toes into a well of anxiety when he posed the question “is google making us stupid?”. In his compelling argument of the nets cultural and social consequences, Carr argues that media are not just passive channels of information. Instead, they supply the stuff of thought, but they also shape […]
Week 9 Slides & Video – “Presentations + News” + “Regulating the True Crime Genre?” + “Data Tracking by Companies”
Slides & video below. Unfortunately you’ll have to turn the audeo way up (for the most part) during the presentations. My bad for not setting up properly.
Balancing the Presumption of Innocence and the Right to Privacy against Public Interest Journalism – Noah Williams
In the early months of 2022, the UK SC ruled that “an individual being investigated for a crime generally has “a reasonable expectation of privacy” before being charged.” Since this decision, many have criticised the court for going “against the principle of open justice”. Furthermore, it is argued, this decision will have a chilling effect […]
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