Tag Archives: Litigation

Telus records all your texts

Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 by David Lam

Yesterday, the Supreme Court in R. v. Telus, 2013 SCC 16 made an interesting ruling on what types of warrants are applicable to text messages under the Criminal Code.  What’s interesting isn’t the ruling – as expected, the Court decided … Continue reading →

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Ontario court confirms new privacy tort

Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by David Lam

Earlier this year, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32 confirmed the existence of a new tort of privacy, a cause of “action for intrusion upon seclusion”: One who intentionally intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon … Continue reading →

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Defamation and linking to defamatory materials

Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by David Lam

The Supreme Court today tackled the issue of whether a hyperlink linking to another web page with defamatory material is itself defamatory.  The Court concluded that the use of a hyperlink to link to another page with defamatory material is … Continue reading →

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Changes to rules regarding .ca domain disputes

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011 by David Lam

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced changes to the CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP). The CDRP, which governs disputes over .ca domain names alleged to be registered in bad faith, has been in effect since 2002. … Continue reading →

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Kik’s defence to RIM’s infringement lawsuit

Posted on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 by David Lam

Late last year, RIM sued Kik Interactive Inc., the maker of the popular cross-platform instant messaging client Kik Messenger, alleging breach of confidentiality, trademark infringement, and patent infringement.  At the same time, RIM also removed Kik Messenger from BlackBerry App … Continue reading →

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RIM v. Kik part 2

Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Lam

Yesterday, RIM launched a suit against Kik Interactive for patent infringement. I just had a look at the statement of claim (available here), and it looks like there’s more to the story than simply patent infringement. Not only does RIM … Continue reading →

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RIM sues Kik for patent infringement

Posted on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by David Lam

If you’ve been following BlackBerry news lately, you know that Kik Messenger was booted out of the Blackberry app store by RIM on Nov 12, for “breaching contractual obligations”. Kik is an in instant messaging service, much like RIM’s BlackBerry … Continue reading →

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