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Quebec Couple Wins Legal Fight Over Telus Long Term Contract

Canwest reports that a Montreal couple has won a legal fight over a Telus three-year wireless contract.  The judge cancelled the contract and awarded damaes since Telus "appeared to be unconcerned" by the matter.

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April 3, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Heritage Minister Appears Before Committee on C-10

Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner appeared yesterday before a Senate committee on C-10, acknowledging that there are only two films (which she could not name) that would not have received funding over the past five years under the proposed plan to grant her discretion to deny tax credits for "offensive" […]

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April 3, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Trosow on CMEC’s Copyright Bulletin, Part Five

Sam Trosow challenges CMEC's latest copyright bulletin on the copyright exception, emphasizing the benefits of a little bit of uncertainty.

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April 3, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

The Fight For Fair Copyright in Canada

Several readers noted that the posting of my recent Osgoode Hall talk was in a limiting format.  The organizers have now posted an embedded, flash version that should be more readily accessible.

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March 31, 2008 1 comment News

USPTO Rejects Blackboard’s E-Learning Patents

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a preliminary decision that rejects all 44 claims Blackboard Inc. made regarding the controversial patent it was granted for an online-learning system.  The case could have major ramifications for the ongoing lawsuit between Blackboard and Canadian-based Desire2Learn.

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March 31, 2008 Comments are Disabled News