Yesterday I noted that the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on whether it will hear the private copying appeal on Thursday. Today comes news that on Friday the SCC will issue its decision in R. v. Hamilton. The case involves the counselling of crime provision in the Criminal Code. The Internet dimension comes from the fact that the counselling in question was contained in spam messages promoting bomb making guides.
Busy Internet Week at the SCC
July 26, 2005
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