Post from: TorrentFreak “ Canadian Anti-Camming Laws Net First Conviction: “ Canada has its first conviction under the controversial Bill C-59. A man has been found guilty of ‘camming’ the movie ‘Sweeney Todd’ in Calgary…
Linking to defamatory material is not the same as publishing it, says Canadian court: “The publisher of a link to defamatory material does not have any liability for that defamation, a Canadian court has ruled….
(Via Techdirt.) Canadian Court Rules That Linking To Defamatory Articles Isn’t Defamatory: “You may recall the story of Wayne Crookes, a Canadian businessman who is active in the Green Party in Canada. In 2007, he…
edmontonsun.com – Canada – ‘Internet research’ defense negated by Crown in child porn case: “‘Internet research’ defense negated by Crown in child porn case Judge rejects man’s claim he possessed child porn for research purposes…
Porn arrest here sparks probes in 16 countries: “Porn arrest here sparks probes in 16 countries’ Louise Dickson, Times Colonist, Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008 The arrest of a Victoria man for possessing child pornography…
Canadian paedophile jailed for three years: “Man caught after police unscrambled ‘swirly face’ on web pictures pleads guilty to molesting teenager” The Register, Thai court jails ‘swirly-face’ paedophile: A Canadian schoolteacher who was arrested after…
Canadian Human Rights Commission Launches Independent Review On Hate Messaging on the Internet (Ottawa, June 17, 2008) – The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has launched a comprehensive policy review of how best to address…
American Exception – Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech – Series – NYTimes.com: By ADAM LIPTAK, Published: June 12, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A couple of years ago, a Canadian magazine…
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Canada Proposes Draconian Anti-Piracy Law: The bill, dubbed the ‘Canadian DMCA’ has not been popular with many of those it will effect. Over 40,000 have joined a facebook group,…
Canada Investigates Facebook’s Alleged Privacy Violations: “Canada’s federal privacy commissioner begins an investigation into Facebook after four students complain that it violates Canadian law by disclosing personal information to advertisers without proper consent. (Via Wired…