Quebec’s law that blocks unauthorized gaming sites ruled unconstitutional
A Quebec legislative provision that compelled Internet service providers to block unauthorized gaming websites has been found unconstitutional by the Quebec Court of Appeal.
Category: Intellectual property
Informed bet
Odds are that the federal government is going to legalize single-event sports wagering. The Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act (Bill C-218) was unanimously passed by the House of Commons, and is currently before the Senate.
Ruling may broaden Ottawa’s reach over patents
“The judgment sets an important precedent about the scope of the federal Parliament’s powers to legislate regarding patents, and potentially by analogy how the federal government can exercise its powers over other forms of intellectual property,” noted a Montreal lawyer.
New tort for online harassment recognized by court
A new tort of “harassment in internet communications” has been recognized after Ontario Superior Court found that traditional defamation law remedies have been thrown into disarray by the internet.
Federal Court rejects Canadian Patent Office’s approach to computer-implemented inventions
The Federal Court has forcefully struck down the approach used by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) to patent claims in a decision widely expected by the patent bar to have far-reaching implications, particularly for computer-implemented inventions.
Time for the Quebec disciplinary council to Zoom out
The Quebec disciplinary council should reconsider its decision to allow the videoconferencing app Zoom.
Competition Bureau clamping down on online misleading advertising
Competition Bureau is clamping down on online misleading advertising. FlightHub Group Inc., a Montreal-based online travel agency, found out recently that the Competition Bureau is walking the talk.
Suspected PlexCoin founders agree to pay nearly US$7 million
A Quebec City couple allegedly behind a cryptocurrency start-up accused of fraudulently selling millions dollars worth of tokens agreed to relinquish the entire amounts raised from PlexCoin investors.
Troll sentenced to prison for inciting hate online following Quebec City mosque massacre
A troubled young Quebec City man who incited hate against Arabs by writing unapologetically “cruel and racist” rantings on social media hours after six people were shot dead and five wounded at a mosque in Quebec City in 2017 was sentenced to 60 days in prison.
Quebec’s plans to block unlicensed gaming sites ruled unconstitutional
The Quebec government took a gamble, and lost.
Under the guise of concern for the health and safety of Quebecers, the provincial government introduced controversial legislation that compelled Internet service providers to block unlicensed gambling websites.
It was a ruse, a move to protect their turf and increase revenues.
U.S. SEC obtains another order to freeze assets of alleged PlexCorps founder
The noose is tightening around Dominic Lacroix, a Quebec City businessman believed by Quebec’s financial watchdog and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to be behind PlexCorps, a controversial cryptocurrency start-up accused of fraudulently selling millions of dollars’ worth of digital assets.