Canada's Only Public Interest Technology Law Clinic

May 26, 2025

A New Report on CSE's Ministerial Authorizations

CIPPIC Director Matt Malone and Canadian Cyber in Context's Alex Rudolph publish a report on authorizations that allow CSE to engage in otherwise prohibited conduct.

May 8, 2025

CIPPIC calls on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada to commit to targeted reforms in its enforcement practices

When Philippe Dufresne was appointed Privacy Commissioner of Canada in 2022, Canadians were hopeful he would renew the office’s mandate through robust enforcement of federal privacy laws. Almost three years later, that promise remains unfulfilled.

Feb 20, 2025

Fair Dealing and Digital Locks: CIPPIC’s Intervention at the FCA

CIPPIC has filed its Intervener Memorandum of Fact and Law in the Federal Court of Appeal.

Canadian telecom service providers need labels, not loopholes

CIPPIC and OpenMedia provide comment on the occasion of World Telecommunication Day.

Melissa Dupuis-Crane

May 17

Photo by Luke Zhang under the Unsplash License

AI in Legal Clinics - A Tool to Foster Justice-Readiness?

Clinical education is experiential education, after all. It integrates theory and practice through structured, supervised engagement with...

Eve Gaumond

May 7

Würfel, Ikosaeder (W20) -- 2021 -- 5591" by Dietmar Rabich is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Open Game Licenses and Copyright in Tabletop Roleplaying Games: How Innovation Does(n’t) Breed Excellence

After two decades as the dominant force in tabletop roleplaying, Wizards of the Coast faced major backlash for attempting to change the Open Game License (OGL) for Dungeons & Dragons. The OGL had balanced third-party creativity with copyright control, but its revocation sparked public outcry. The controversy highlights tensions between copyright and community, and the uncertain legal status of game mechanics in copyright law.

Rainny Qiu

Apr 3

Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic