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Australian Court Rules Legal Service Via Facebook Is Valid

An Australian Master has ruled that legal service via Facebook is valid.  The Master ruled that that the defendants in a default judgement case could be validly served by the plaintiff sending a message by computer to the Facebook pages of both defendants informing them of the entry of and […]

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December 13, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

McBride on Putting Fans in Charge

Mark Glaser posts a great interview with Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride on his strategies for the digital music world.

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December 13, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

MPAA Wants Obama To Target Canada Over Copyright

The election of Barack Obama has led to considerable speculation about what the change in administration might mean for U.S. pressure on Canada on intellectual property issues.  If the MPAA – the lead Hollywood lobbyist – has anything to say about it, the pressure will only increase.  Eighteen months after […]

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December 9, 2008 22 comments News

Ontario Gov’t Reverses on Young Drivers in Light of Facebook Protests

The Ontario government has dropped plans to create new restrictions on young drivers in light of huge criticism on Facebook.  A Facebook group criticizing the plan garnered 150,000 members and Transportation Minister Jim Bradley admitted that the group had an impact on the government's thinking.

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December 9, 2008 13 comments News

Australian Bureau of Statistics Adopts Creative Commons Licence

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has announced that it plans to adopt a Creative Commons licence for the majority of its content posted online.

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December 9, 2008 2 comments News