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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