...Or, "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Bury My Head In the Sand". The Gomery Commission has imposed a publication ban on the testimony received from Jean S. Brault, Paul Coffin and Joseph Charles Guit�, as follows:
"The expression 'publication ban' as it is used in this decision, should be taken to have the [...]
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The ghost of Lawrence MacAulay haunts me. It may haunt all of Canada if we don't get our heads straight and start beating down overreactive and intrusive legislation drafted by people who don't understand technology.
Various Canadian police organizations have long clamoured for significantly expanded wiretapping rights. Lawrence MacAulay, Martin Cauchon and Allan Rock [...]
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Until today I didn't know that Creative Commons offered jurisdictional licenses. The Creative Commons Worldwide page describes the process for creating licences specific to different geographic regions.
I've switched to the Canadian 'port', which was built with the help of the Law and Technology program at the University of Ottawa.
On a related note, selection of [...]
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