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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

CIRA Votes

Yesterday I attended an entertaining CIRA Annual General meeting which was also used as the kick-off for this year's board elections.  This year's slate includes past and present board members such as Clyde Beattie, Paul Anderson, Rick Anderson, and Ron Kawchuk, as well as some impressive new candidates that could […]

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September 7, 2007 1 comment News

Caught in the Throttle

The Ottawa Business Journal has a front page article on traffic shaping this week that highlights yet again why the lack of transparency around Canadian Internet service is a significant problem.  The story focuses on the Rogers' traffic shaping issues and includes references to three comments on the issue from […]

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September 7, 2007 10 comments News