CIPPIC has filed its Responding Memorandum of Fact and Law with the Federal Court of Appeal in Voltage v Doe. The appeal involves CIPPIC’s successful intervention in Voltage Pictures’ motion for default judgement in one of its numerous mass copyright infringement proceedings in the Federal Court of Canada. Voltage had sought judgement against 30 anonymous internet subscribers whom Voltage had alleged it had caught sharing one of its movies through BitTorrent and who had failed to file a Statement of Defense.

CIPPIC’s argument comes down to three core positions:

CIPPIC is looking for a bold and dynamic technology lawyer to join our team as a Staff Counsel! Working closely with CIPPIC's staff and students, our new Staff Counsel will advance CIPPIC's mission of promoting the public interest in technology law and policy debates in Canada and beyond. This is a unique opportunity for an early career lawyer with an interest in law and technology or in law teaching to join the CIPPIC team and make a real difference on the development of law and policy in areas from copyright to privacy to telecommunications law.

The Staff Counsel's work includes: 
- representing CIPPIC and external clients before courts and administrative tribunals; 
- participating in legislative, administrative, and multi-stakeholder processes relevant to CIPPIC's mandate; 
- engaging with the public on these issues by speaking to the media and developing educational materials; and
- working closely with CIPPIC's law student interns on all of the above and provide them with an outstanding clinical legal educational experience.