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A proposed bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:37:20 PDT
A week ago the minority federal government of Canada, and Industry Minister Jim Prentice, tabled an amendment to the Copyright Act. Entitled Bill C-61, its purpose is to bring Canadian copyright law into compliance with the current WIPO treaty (this despite their being no international legal obligation to implement WIPO - it hasn’t been ratified by Canada). Prentice states in a Toronto Star letter to the editor that C-61 will allow… “…the recording of webcasts I think he means podcasts and

Daily Tidbits: June 29, 2008

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:02:51 PDT
Latest political news, updated constantly.

YouTube Fridays: Bill Gates’ last day (revisited) - IT World Canada Blogs


YouTube Fridays: Bill Gates’ last day (revisited)
IT World Canada Blogs, Canada - Jun 27, 2008
If you want more up-to-date footage than this, check out CBC Newsworld today around 2:30 EST where I’ll be discussing the big guy’s legacy and the company ...


Mike receives an unwelcome lecture from THE VISITOR

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:02:17 PDT
God help us all, I have another gripe. THE VISITOR is a film about immigration and the monolithic, uncaring US system which deals with it. Uptight professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) is in a rut, he recycles old lecture notes for his students, can't get inspired to write any new work and is generally quiet and miserable. After a colleague falls ill he is forced to travel from his home in suburban Connecticut to New York City to deliver a paper at a conference, but when he arrives at his city

Layoff news hits home, forcing new insight (Deseret Morning News)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:34:14 PDT
During more than six years on the business desk at the Deseret News, I edited or wrote dozens of stories about corporate layoffs.

Gay social networking site launched in Jamaica

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:42:33 PDT
Gay discrimination law passes Lithuanian parliament Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been included in a new Law on Equal Treatment passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Californian voters split over gay marriage With the arrival of legal gay and lesbian marriages in California, same-sex marriage opponents are working feverishly to render those same marriages illegal. Carly Simon comments on lesbian rumours She’s back with a brand new album—the highest deb

Purchase of Theme Song, a Staple of Canadian Culture, Upsets Hockey Fans (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:36:49 PDT
Canada’s CTV network purchased the exclusive rights to a beloved hockey theme song associated with a program on a rival broadcaster.

A proposed bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:37:20 PDT
A week ago the minority federal government of Canada, and Industry Minister Jim Prentice, tabled an amendment to the Copyright Act. Entitled Bill C-61, its purpose is to bring Canadian copyright law into compliance with the current WIPO treaty (this despite their being no international legal obligation to implement WIPO - it hasn’t been ratified by Canada). Prentice states in a Toronto Star letter to the editor that C-61 will allow… “…the recording of webcasts I think he means podcasts and

Intervention is tough to watch, illuminates addiction - The Gazette (Montreal)


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Intervention is tough to watch, illuminates addiction
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Jun 16, 2008
... and tribulations of Wacko Jacko take centre stage in the self-explanatory Passionate Eye doc Michael Jackson: What Happened Next? (CBC-Newsworld - 10 pm)
Intervention lets the viewer decide Calgary Herald
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Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Women and Tattoos

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:28:06 PDT
Are tattoos on women adornment or a distraction? Example: Put a tattoo on Jennifer Love Hewitt does that change things for you?

Wayne County news briefs - Detroit Free Press


Wayne County news briefs
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
Three Grosse Pointe communities are talking about parting ways with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department for their water -- one by forming its own ...



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