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Searching for Bev Oda

The Globe and Mail's Lawrence Martin on Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda, noting that she has had so little effect, she might as well not exist. Update: Politics Watch ranks Oda as the third most "under-performing" minister, trailing only Industry Minister Bernier and Michael Fortier.

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December 26, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

The Law of Search Engines

As part of a visit to the University of Haifa, Faculty of Law (where I'm teaching a course on Internet governance; media coverage here for those that read Hebrew), I participated yesterday in a terrific conference on the law of search engines.  While there was predictably considerable discussion on all […]

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December 22, 2006 2 comments News

French Ct. Rules Privacy Trumps Copyright Investigations

In a case reminiscent of the CRIA file sharing litigation from 2004-05, a French court has ruled that privacy interests trump the rights of copyright holders to engage in aggressive investigative tactics.  A court annulled a decision against an alleged file sharer after it was revealed that the rights holder […]

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December 22, 2006 1 comment News

Sony Settles with State A.G.s

The EFF has the details on Sony's rootkit settlement with state A.G.'s that has led to the company paying more money and facing more restrictions for its use of DRM.

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December 20, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Tech Law

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) features my annual review in law and technology with a particular emphasis on Canadian developments. This past year in law and technology has been marked by a series of noteworthy developments including the explosive interest in user-generated content (culminating in […]

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December 18, 2006 Comments are Disabled Columns