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Fired for blogging? The Employee/Employer relationship and social networking. - 07 Oct 2009
Lately I have been battling with a particular thought process which seems to be gaining steam. If anyone has watched the news lately they have likely heard a story or two about Crown Prosecutors in Ontario doing extensive background checks into potential jurors. A professor who is also an investigative journalist warning about the [...]
Read Full Post »Canada should not bow to the RIAA/MPAA - 13 Feb 2008
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the only individuals who will benefit from a Canadianized version of the DCMA will be organizations who hold the copy rights on their various products. In particular, the CRIA – the Canadian branch of the Recording Industry Association of America [RIAA] lobby group – and the MPAA, that [...]
Read Full Post »Copyright Reform sees opposition from Facebook groups - 13 Jan 2008
Well the Christmas season has come and gone. Like many people, our parliamentarians are back to the grindstone in just a few weeks, and while most of us have been working at our respective jobs since the start of the year, our MP’s have been preparing for what will be the next round in [...]
Read Full Post »Open up the Canadian wireless networks! - 06 Dec 2007
AT&T has announced that as of today it would start allowing any phone, device, or software from any maker on its network. That is right, as of today the third major wireless carrier in the US has opened their network to allow customers to use what they want on their networks.
For years [...]
Lawyers just don’t understand! - 23 Oct 2007
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince got it wrong when they said “Parents just don’t understand”. I believe it is lawyers who just don’t understand… the internet.
There has been a fairly loud laugh and a collective head shaking as intelligent people attempt to understand how a U.S. firm feels that not only [...]
Facebook and Content, why it should matter to you. - 28 Jun 2007
As I write this post many of my Facebook readers will notice that the total number of “notes” I have posted has been reduced. This is due to a recent exploration of the Facebook Terms of Use. With many rumors flying around about Facebook selling personal data to third parties, I began an [...]
Read Full Post »DRM Restricts rights of fair use and fair dealing. - 03 May 2007
In talking about my most recent postings about DRM, the DMCA, and their effects on intellectual property I started to consider why the MPAA and RIAA are so determined to force these kind of restrictions upon consumers.
The argument most often put forward by those organizations is that they need to protect the intellectual property of [...]
09-f9-11-02-9d-74-e3-5b-d8-41-56-c5-63-56-88-c0 - 02 May 2007
Quietly over night, a revolt happened. It was not on the morning news, it was not covered by CNN, and no shots were fired, but it happened. In the over night hours Digg.com (a popular user submitted news site) received a torrent of postings about one thing and one thing only.
The thing they [...]
The events at VT got me thinking. - 18 Apr 2007
Originally, I was going to write a piece on intellectual property in my university but during a chat over coffee with my good friend Dennis Rice I have something else one my mind.
With the tragic events that have unfolded this week at Virginia Tech a lot of schools will be looking at their emergency readiness [...]
