In considering the merits of J.K. Rowling’s lawsuit against the author and publisher of the proposed Harry Potter Lexicon, the outcome may depend largely on how much context the judge considers relevant to the letter of the law. (Background on the case in this previous post.)
A Legal Opinion
FindLaw’s Julie Hilden writes about the HP Lexicon [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 25, 2008
Differing opinions on the HP Lexicon: Do we have Soul?
May 16, 2008
The Vancouver Sun parody & SLAPP
When I moved to Canada, I was shocked to learn that parody is not a specially protected form of speech here. It is in the US, and I like to think I made pretty good use of that principle over the years. You may already be aware of some of the freedom of expression [...]
May 5, 2008
Who CAIRS about Access to Information? (hint: Not Steven Harper)
The Canadian policy wonk blogosphere has been abuzz with the breaking of the news last week that the Tories (capital-c Conservatives for the non-Canuck readers out there) sent out a notice to civil servants advising them reporting access to information requests to the centralised database, CAIRS, was no longer a requirement.
Let’s talk about what’s going [...]
