Archive for February, 2007

PIPEDA Hearings – Days 9 (banking industry) and 10 (Chamber of Commerce, Insurance)

The PIPEDA hearings resumed this week appearances by groups from the banking sector, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and the insurance industry.  CIPPIC has details on day nine and ten.  The committee is now focused almost exclusively on a single issue – security breach notification legislation.  There appears to be […]

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February 2, 2007 3 comments News

French Court Rules Against Hugo Heirs

France's highest appeal court has ruled against the heirs of Victor Hugo in their attempt to block the publication of a sequel to Les Miserables.

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February 2, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Must Reads

This has been an exceptionally busy week, but I don't want some important stories to fall through the cracks: The NY Times on how courts are citing Wikipedia entries with growing frequency, while Simon Chester at Slaw provides a comparative Commonwealth look at the issue. Romania's President tells Bill Gates […]

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February 1, 2007 5 comments News