Bill C-51 cannot be salvaged; it must be scrapped
The following is the text of a letter sent to the PM today from a group of organizations and individuals on Bill C-51: Bill C-51 cannot be salvaged; it must be scrapped The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime…
Listing of Proposed CMB sites for London Ontario
Initial Listing of Proposed “Community Mail Box” sites for London Ontario: PDF: N5V N5W N5X N5Y N6G N6H Excel: N5V N5W N5X N5Y N6G N6H You are encouraged to look-up the sites for your area and discuss the locations with…
Submission to London City Council on Home Mail Delivery
London City Council’s Civic Works Committee will receive a staff report on Canada Post’s proposal to eliminate home mail delivery on Feb 3rd. I’ve requested delegation status and have submitted the following: ——— To: Civic Works Committee Chairperson H. Usher,…
Upcoming presentations at OLA Superconference
I will presenting on two panels of at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference in Toronto later this week: Intellectual Property and MakerSpaces and 3D Printing (803D) Thursday January 29: 9 am –10:30am MTCC 104A http://www.olasuperconference.ca/sessions/803d/ Speakers: Mallory Austin, Michael…
R v. Fearon: The Supreme Court on cell phones and privacy
R v. Fearon: The Supreme Court on cell phones and privacy by Lisa Di Valentino On December 11, 2014, the Supreme Court released its decision in R. v. Fearon, which I brought up in an earlier post about a similar case…
Copyright and Licensing Agreements: Are We Signing Away Our Rights?
Copyright and Licensing Agreements: Are We Signing Away Our Rights? This presentation will examine the relationship between copyright law and provisions in licensing agreements which are often in tension. Contractual provisions that seek to limit the ability of end-users (such…
Upcoming Visit to SLIS at the University of Alberta
I will be heading out to Edmonton later this month to give a series of talks and to offer a one-unit course in Copyright at UA’s School of Library and Information Studies. Here is the announcement from the SLIS webpage:…
Marie Blosh Declares Candidacy for London City Council in Ward 6
Here is something not on copyright, privacy or telecom policy. My wife, Marie Blosh, is running for City Council in London Ontario. Here is the statement she issued today (which coincidentally is the 40th anniversary of the resignation of Richard…
U.S. Supreme Court: Warrant needed to search cell phone of arrested individual
Here is a posting written by Lisa Di Valentino about the cell phone privacy decision issued last week from the US Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court: Warrant needed to search cell phone of arrested individual by Lisa Di Valentino…
Supreme Court confirms importance of information privacy and Internet anonymity
Here is a posting written by Lisa Di Valentino about the internet privacy decision issued today from the SCC . . . Supreme Court confirms importance of information privacy and Internet anonymity by Lisa Di Valentino Today, the Canadian Supreme…
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