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"overmatched laymen bumbling through labyrinthine court procedures"

Bob Tarantino
August 19, 2008 12:47

The Walrus has published a piece addressing the access crisis which plagues the Canadian legal system. For my tastes, the proposed solution (guaranteed access a la health care) is precisely the wrong one: because it results in a removal of...The Walrus has published a piece addressing the access...

"let's be honest here"

Bob Tarantino
August 19, 2008 02:11

Matthew Shogilev's recent argument at The Court that all judges appointed in Canad should be bilingual (Shogilev limits his prescription to Supreme Court justices, but his thesis ("those without a strong command of both official languages ... are not as...Matthew Shogilev's recent argument at The...

"a major victory for all of those who release code"

Bob Tarantino
August 19, 2008 01:20

Plagiarism Today posted an informative summation of the recent Jacobsen v Katzer decision [pdf] by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The fundamental import of the case is this: infringement of the terms of an "open source"...Plagiarism Today posted an informative summation of the...

Out in the World 08.14.08

Bob Tarantino
August 16, 2008 12:22

Though it may degenerate into an all-out brawl, thus rendering the proceedings unsuitable for broadcast, I'll be joining Kathy Shaidle, the Flea and Jason Cherniak for a taping of the Michael Coren show on Thursday, August 14, 2008.Though it may degenerate into an all-out brawl, thus rendering the...

Now I Remember

Bob Tarantino
August 15, 2008 02:26

...why I largely stopped reading opinion columnists - because neither they nor their editors can evidently be bothered to indulge in the most rudimentary fact-checking exercises. Linda McQuaig in today's Toronto Star: This public obliviousness has allowed the Bush administration,......why I largely...

“doctrine of mental reservation”

Bob Tarantino
August 14, 2008 04:40

Franco Tarulli posts a thoughtful and link-rich post which ponders: is it ever acceptable for a lawyer to lie to the court? Thankfully, the consensus position (and the correct one, IMHO) is no, it is never acceptable for a laywer...Franco Tarulli posts a thoughtful and link-rich post which ponders:...

stuff about writing you probably won't care about unless you want to write

Bob Tarantino
August 13, 2008 01:59

Lore Sjöberg offers some helpful (and pithy) guidance on getting published: The point is that you, the writer, do not pay the agent. You do not pay the publisher. Not for reading the manuscript, not for offering suggestions and certainly...Lore Sjöberg offers some helpful (and pithy) guidance ...

The Other James Brown

Bob Tarantino
August 13, 2008 01:39

This one should be fascinating to watch: Former Cleveland Browns player Jim Brown is suing Electronics Arts and Sony for using his image in EA's Madden NFL series without his authorization ... [arguing] that video games had not yet been...This one should be fascinating to watch: Former Cleveland...

Under Arrest: Review

Bob Tarantino
August 13, 2008 01:11

The ineffable Dr. Dawg has been generous enough to post a very detailed review of Under Arrest - Canadian Laws You Won't Believe. He was also generous enough (my cup spilleth over) to include in his review sentences like "Bob...The ineffable Dr. Dawg has been generous enough to post a very detailed...

Out in the World 08.13.08

Bob Tarantino
August 12, 2008 18:08

I'll be in Montreal on Wednesday at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's The Business of Copyright course (I'll be co-presenting the Track 1- Copyright in Entertainment and Publishing - Film and Television Issues seminar at 2:30pm with my colleague...I'll be in Montreal on Wednesday at...