The Union des ecrivaines et des ecrivains quebecois has joined several author groups in filing a lawsuit against several U.S. universities for digitizing orphan works (books out of print and the author cannot be located).
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Quebec Broke Law in Buying Microsoft Software
The CBC reports that Quebec's government broke the law by buying software from Microsoft without considering offers from other vendors, the province's Superior Court has ruled.
Quebec Group Sues Provincial Government for Failing to Consider Open Source Alternatives
FACIL, a Quebec-based open source software advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit against the Quebec government for failing to consider open source software alternatives. FACIL argues in its filing [unofficial English translation] that the government spends millions on proprietary software without objectively evaluating open source alternatives that could enhance the […]
Quebec Presses Hollywood on Lack of Movie Dubbing
The Canadian Press reports that the MPAA will be called before a Quebec legislative committee to explain why so few films are dubbed into French.
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