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Seizing Domain Names

October 23, 2008 13:06

A court in Kentucky has (ex parte) made an in rem judgment ordering the seizure of 141 domain names because, the court determined, they are “gambling devices” or “gambling records” under Kentucky legislation. Domain names, said the court, “are virtual keys for entering...

Canadian Government Launches Internal Wiki

October 29, 2008 17:35

As reported on the front page of today’s Ottawa Citizen, the federal government has launched its own internal version of Wikipedia to which all federal public servants will be able to contribute: “At the annual Government in Technology (GTEC) conference, taking place at the Westin Hotel...

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CanLII Difficulties with case law searches

November 07, 2008 22:37

Seems Slaw isn’t the only website having tech troubles. This from CanLII just now: We are currently experiencing difficulties with our case law search indexes. Some recent cases may be omitted from your search results. We will inform you as soon as the problem is fixed. We apologize for the...

Karla Hahn on Publishing in Academic Libraries

November 07, 2008 20:36

In response to the changing needs of students and researchers, and the changing information environment, academic libraries are re-evaluating their roles, and planning their futures. As part of this general and ongoing adjustment, there is an opportunity for librarians to capitalize on their...

New Client ID rules: Counterpoint

November 07, 2008 18:17

A couple of days ago, David Bilinsky blogged on Slaw about the new Client ID rules that have come into force in most jurisdictions in Canada (Slaw: New Client ID Rules). The rules are an attempt by the legal profession’s regulators to try to get the federal government to back off from...

The Friday Fillip

November 07, 2008 16:00

Just say “Ahaa!” If you’re looking to say “no” in Nepali, that is. Jennifer Runner maintains a page that tells you how to issue negation in 520 languages. You tell me I’m exaggerating? I say, “naw nae na mo aowa ne saate and, just to be clear,...

Tighter Food Inspections Announced

November 07, 2008 15:47

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced plans this morning for more stringent regulations for listeria testing. This represents a reverse move from proposed plans earlier this year.  It appears the Maple Leaf episode provided the political will to  change the policy. Change is coming to C...

Internet Defamation? Count the Readers

November 07, 2008 15:01

An English court has recently held that the fact that a defamatory comment has been published online does not mean that anyone has read it. The plaintiff must show that the comment has been accessed as well. In the English case, Brady v. Norman [2008] EWHC 2481 (QB), described on OutLaw.com, the...

Mozilla Going Mobile

November 07, 2008 14:39

Expect a version of Firefox capable of running on your mobile. Code named Fennec, the mini-browser is being tested on various platforms in “developer alpha” form, and likely will be available in a more stable alpha early in the new year. You can read the vision statement here. Of...

The First _____ President

November 07, 2008 13:29

Well it seems as if Barack Obama might be the first black Twitter president of the United States. The Twitter blog indicates he will be the first to have an official account. They also indicate an enormous spike in Twitter usage during the election. Canadian politicians seem slightly ahead of the...