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Barry Sookman @bsookman

Senior Counsel, McCarthy Tetrault, Technology and IP Law, blog barrysookman.com. Tweets have no association with my firm or clients. Photo © LSUC

Joined October 2009
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Bill C-36: What Organizations Need to Know About Canada’s New Privacy Reform mccarthy.ca/en/insights/blog…

Bill C-36: What Organizations Need to Know About Canada’s New Privacy Reform

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Canada’s Bill C-34: A New Digital Safety Framework - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2026/06/15/…

Canada’s Bill C-34: A New Digital Safety Framework

Explore the Digital Safety Act Canada and its impact on social media regulation and child safety online.

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Artificial Intelligence, Access to Justice, and the Future of Law - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2026/06/09/…

Artificial Intelligence, Access to Justice, and the Future of Law

Artificial intelligence may transform access to justice by reducing costs and expanding access to legal information. But AI hallucinations, reliability concerns, and ethical obligations create new...

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Quebec IT Framework Act Decision Impact on Search Engines

Explore the implications of the Quebec IT Framework Act in the landmark A.B. c. Google case on intermediary liability.

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Copyright in AI Prompts: Chinese Court Ruling on Generative AI and Originality

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OSFI E-23 Guideline and Its Impact on Financial Institutions - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2026/01/26/…

OSFI E-23 Guideline and Its Impact on Financial Institutions

An expert breakdown of OSFI E-23 Guideline and its impact on financial institutions, model risk management best practices, and legal insights.

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2025 Year in Review: What You (and the Algorithms) Loved Most

Explore the latest trends in AI law, including copyright litigation and technology's impact on intellectual property.

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Tiktok Privacy Decision: A Major Compliance Warning - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/09/30/…

Tiktok Privacy Decision: A Major Compliance Warning

Learn how the Tiktok privacy decision reshapes privacy practices for organizations dealing with personal information in Canada.

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Who is Canada’s Top Lawyer in Copyright, IP, Technology, Privacy & AI? - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/07/27/…

Who is Canada’s Top Lawyer in Copyright, IP, Technology, Privacy & AI?

Learn why Barry B. Sookman is the leading copyright, technology, privacy and AI lawyer in Canada.

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Copyright Notice and Notice in Voltage Pictures Case - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/07/26/…

Copyright notice and notice: the Voltage Pictures Case

Explore the implications of the recent decision on the copyright notice and notice regime in the Voltage Pictures case.

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AI Inventor: Legal Battles in Intellectual Property - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/07/06/…

AI Inventors? Thaler Commissioner Decision

There is an aphorism, ““If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” But, according to another aphorism ““Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting…

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AI Visual Effects and Copyright Infringement Issues - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/06/30/…

AI Visual Effects and Copyright Infringement

Delve into the world of AI visual effects and copyright. A Recent ruling clarifies what constitutes infringement in AI generated effects.

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Meta Copyright AI Success in Recent Legal Battles - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/06/28/…

Meta Copyright AI Success in Recent Legal Battles

Explore the latest updates on Meta copyright AI and its defenses against copyright and DMCA claims in recent court rulings.

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Technology Law: A Comprehensive Annual Review - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/06/22/…

Technology Law: A Comprehensive Annual Review 2024-2025

Explore the latest trends in technology law with insights on AI, copyright, and privacy in our comprehensive review of 2024–2025.

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Internet Jurisdiction in Clearview AI Case Analysis - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/06/09/…

Internet Jurisdiction in Clearview AI Case Analysis

Explore the implications of Internet jurisdiction in the Clearview AI case. Discover how Alberta's law applies beyond borders.

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AI Legal Ethics: The Case of Ko v Li - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/05/21/…

AI Legal Ethics: The Case of Ko v Li

Learn about the significance of AI legal ethics through the case study of a lawyer's misuse of AI technology in legal briefs.

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Privacy Internet Scraping and Canadian Privacy Law: Clearview AI

Read about the Alberta Court's groundbreaking decision on Privacy Internet Scraping and its implications for data privacy rights.

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Generative AI Copyright Report from U.S. Office Revealed - Barry Sookman barrysookman.com/2025/05/11/…

Generative AI Copyright Report from U.S. Office Revealed

Explore the latest insights on generative AI copyright from the U.S. Copyright Office's pre-publication report.

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