Victoria venue to infringe civil liberties

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Civil Liberties, Legal Explorations, Privacy | 2 Comments »

The Save-On Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria wants to take B.C.'s anti-smoking legislation a bit further.  Not only will they enforce the existing No Smoking laws, they will also prohibit the innocuous carrying of cigarettes by patrons on the premises. Let ...

Hedy Fry’s Copyright Balance

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property, Privacy | No Comments »

The electoral district in which I live is called "Vancouver Centre."  My elected representative is the Honourable Member of Parliament, Dr. Hedy Fry.  Dr. Fry is something of an activist; she has always been an outspoken representative of her constituents.  ...

Is there a Master Chef at Bell?

Sunday, June 29th, 2008 Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology, Privacy | No Comments »

Bell has been busted for Internet throttling.  (CBC story here.)  No news there.  The news is that they’ve been told to back up their congestion claim with numbers.  (CBC story here.)  Expect some creative accounting of traffic dynamics ...

How to make the Massive Tech Show into a massive tech show

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Business Law, Communications, Information Technology, Privacy, Video Games, Virtual Worlds | 1 Comment »

I've been critical of the Vancouver Massive Tech Show both here and on Tazzu. I've branded it as boring, uninspired, a waste of an afternoon, and anything but either massive or a show. I've been challenged to propose something better, ...

Of Words, and Acts, and Ministers

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Legal Explorations, Privacy | No Comments »

by Seva Batkin Much has been said about copyright reform in Canada, DMCA, and related topics. Much has also been said about the bland statements of the Hon. Jim Prentice in regards to all the wonderful Hollywood-sponsored goodies that the new ...