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Susan Crawford Ties Things Together

Susan Crawford explains why the telcos, Hollywood, and law enforcement all oppose net neutrality.

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September 11, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Copyright Board On Municipal Architecture Plans

Howard Knopf accurately predicted this change in Copyright Board policy – the Board will no longer issue licenses for architectural plans held in municipal archives because it does not believe licenses are needed.

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September 11, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Ontario Court Orders YouTube Video Removed

An Ontario judge has ordered YouTube to remove a video posted by a disgruntled law firm client. The judge ruled the video would cause lawyer Paul Ledroit and his law firm "significant and irreparable damage" if left for public viewing.

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September 10, 2007 2 comments News

New CIHR Policy a Victory for Open Access

My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on last week's announcement of a new CIHR open access policy.  The column touches on many of the issues I raised in my initial blog posting, including the implications for publishers and the mounting pressure on Canada's other granting […]

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September 10, 2007 Comments are Disabled Columns

Vancouver Sun & Nettwerk Offer Free Music Downloads

The Vancouver Sun and Nettwerk Music Group have combined to offer a free album titled Seriously Westcoast, Vol. 1.  The compilation includes two tracks from the Barenaked Ladies, a track from Sarah McLachlan, along with a dozen other artists. The deadline for download is midnight PST tonight (hat tip: Coolfer).

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September 9, 2007 3 comments News