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Copyright and ATIPs

The Tyee runs an interesting article on some of the barriers to using Access to Information legislation, including potential copyright limitations.

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July 15, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Net Hate Purveyor Nets Nine Months in Jail

Justice Konrad Von Finkenstein (yes the same judge from the CRIA file sharing litigation) has sentenced a London, Ontario man to nine months in jail arising from a case involving Internet-based hate speech.

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July 15, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Ryerson Study on Workplace Monitoring

Avner Levin of Ryerson University has conducted a new study that finds that Canadian employers engage in widespread employee surveillance, typically with little concern for the privacy implications of such activity.

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July 11, 2006 2 comments News

LA Times on Copyright

The LA Times features a must-read masthead editorial on the dangers associated with current "copyright" proposals before the U.S. Congress.

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July 11, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

Musicians on File Sharing

Interesting piece from Canada.com on musicians' perspectives on file sharing with comments from many on both sides of the issue.

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July 5, 2006 3 comments News