Publications
Access to Digital Assets, Final Report 121
More than ever, people are storing their important personal information and other digital property online within the servers of large American companies such as Google, Facebook, and Apple. These “digital assets” can be anything from precious family photos and records to sensitive financial and legal information. What Canadians don’t realize is that outdated laws govern who can access those assets after the owner dies or loses capacity. Even with all the necessary documents proving a […]
| AREA OF LAW | Wills and Succession |
| TAGS | web, website, domain, crypto, bitcoin, gaming, account, instagram, music, license, itunes, art, nft, cloud, custodian, social media, email, digital, google, facebook, apple, photo, ownership, user, income, access, asset, estate, fiduciary, media, succession, will |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | FR121.pdf |
March 26, 2024
Defamation: Fair Comment and Letters to the Editor, Final Report 35
This report is concerned about the law as it has stood since the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Chernesky v Armadale Publishers Ltd. and King [1978]6 WWR 618. It reviews the existing law of defamation, fair comment, the media, and the effect of the Chernesky decision and proposes twos changes to existing legislation. The law laid down by the Cherneskey case places a publisher in greater jeopardy for publishing opinions of others, […]
| TAGS | damage, defamation, fair comment, libel, media, newspaper, reputation, slander |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr035.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
The Defamation Amendment Act, 1980, SA 1980, c 11 (now Defamation Act, RSA 2000, c D-7, s 9). |
October 1, 1979