There's quite a bit of buzz this week about open source software.
Earlier this summer Google banned open source code on Mozilla Public License, claiming spiraling legal costs.
Chris DiBona… [more]
archive for August, 2008
Open Source Here in Google, There in Quebec, and Maybe Everywhere
by Omar Ha-Redeye
August 31st, 2008
Despite a public apology and acknowledgement of responsibility, the tragedy from tainted meats in Canada may not yet be over.
Even in light of this incident, the Canadian Food Inspection… [more]
CMAJ, the publication of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), is doing a series examining medical malpractice in Canada. The CMA drew national attention this month when a private health care… [more]
Steven Matthews already mentioned last month Kevin O'Keefe's new law blog aggregator, LexMonitor.
I was checking out my profile this week and noticed that they already added Slaw. As a… [more]
Labour Day Weekend. See you Tuesday. photo: unfurled / flickr… [more]
This is only within Slaw's remit by the merest toenail — that of traffic laws. But because it's (still) Friday, I thought the ROC might enjoy watching Torontonians experience their… [more]
As many of you are already aware, the ABA's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released an ethics opinion on legal outsourcing this week.
That report is now public… [more]
Our friends at Canlii are celebrating eight years. Yes August 29, 2000 it all started.
Now CanLII publishes over 140 databases, gets nearly 25,000 visits per day, 2,500 new cases… [more]
Today's fillip merely pokes a stick — well, a baton, really — at a very large and fabulous creature, one that would take all the Fridays in an era to… [more]
Blogging lawyers are not like ordinary bloggers. Most bloggers don’t have to worry about the issue of conflicts of interests and client confidentiality. Lawyers, on the other hand, have to… [more]
While we've had discussions from time to time about Second Life, but we missed telling you about a novel virtual workshop on innovative forms of library services through virtual worlds.… [more]
Scientific American September 2008 Issue on Future of Privacy
by Michel-Adrien Sheppard
August 28th, 2008
The September 2008 issue of Scientific American… [more] is all about the Future of Privacy.
Content includes:
Industry Roundtable: Experts Discuss Improving Online Security
Internet Eavesdropping: A Brave New World of
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Available online today are four new chapters of the publication Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report, which explores the socio-demographic and economic circumstances of Canadian women in general.
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The bill amends the Constitution Act, 1867 by readjusting the number of members and the representation of the provinces in the House of Commons.
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Ars Technica: Law & Disorder: Startup hopes to hack the immigration system with a floating incubatorBlueseed plans to buy a ship and turn it into a floating incubator anchored in international waters off the coast of California.
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Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the flow of information out of Ottawa has slowed to a trickle.
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"…the IPC has exclusive jurisdiction to decide whether a record is in the custody or control of a university in the context of an access request…"
MLB Selected Case Summaries
These summaries of selected recent cases are provided each week to Slaw by Maritime Law Book.
More information.
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Aliens - Exclusion and expulsion - Power to detain and deport - Minister’s certificate - Review - Evidence
In 2002, Harkat was detained pursuant to a ministerial security certificate issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as a person inadmissible to Canada on grounds ...
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Contracts - Formation of contract - Signing - Electronic signature
The plaintiff expressed an interest in purchasing the defendant’s (vendor’s) condo. The parties agreed to carry on their discussions through e-mail. Following an exchange of e-mails, the plaintiff claimed that the defendant was contractually bound to ...
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Barristers and Solicitors - Relationship with client - Confidential communications - General
The petitioner was a Receiver appointed in March 2009 by a California court over the assets of GJB Enterprises Inc. (a “Ponzi scheme”) and its principals, the Berkes (the GJB parties). The court ordered ...
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Practice - Costs - Funding before judgment - When interim or advance costs available
The plaintiffs were “direct to home” satellite based subscription program providers. Rex and other defendants offered “grey market” services to Canadian residents to facilitate the unauthorized reception in Canada of the plaintiffs’ ...
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