The National featured a lengthy report on Internet libel last night focusing on the Zeke’s Gallery and Crookes’ cases. The story, which did an excellent job of highlighting the core issues, has posted by LibelChill.ca on YouTube. I’m featured in the piece and wrote about these concerns earlier this year.
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E-Waste on the NAFTA Political Agenda
Environmental waste is a mounting concern, yet it has attracted little attention in Canada. It therefore comes as a pleasant surprise to find that a joint NAFTA statement from earlier this week makes specific reference to the issue. Government representatives of Canada, the U.S, and Mexico state: Rapid and dramatic […]
Shifting Advertising Dollars
Interesting pair of articles – one from Mathew Ingram on the "resurrection of free" and the other from Henry Blodget, which are both ultimately about shifting dollars in the advertising market.
Health Canada Warns Against Buying Pharmaceuticals Online
Health Canada has issued a public notice warning Canadians about the risk associated with buying pharmaceuticals online. The government now says that online pharmaceutical sales "poses the potential for serious health risks."
CARL and SPARC Release Canadian Author Addendum
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) have released the SPARC Canadian Author Addendum, a new tool for authors in Canada to retain key rights to the journal articles they publish.
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 237: A Conversation with Jason Woywada of BCFIPA on Political Party Privacy and Bill C-4 
Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy 
Government Reverses on Privacy and the Charter: Department of Justice Analysis Concludes Political Party Privacy Bill Raises No Charter of Rights Effects 
“Big Brother Tactics”: Why Bill C-2’s New Warrantless Disclosure Demand Powers Extend Far Beyond Internet and Telecom Providers 
Government Seeks To Exempt Political Parties From Privacy Laws Even As CRTC Reports They Are Leading Source of Spam Complaints
