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Georgia State On My Mind - Here's the 350 Page Judgment and a Few First Thoughts
May 12th, 2012

The long awaited trial judgment in the Cambridge et al v. Georgia State et al copyright litigation has been delivered. HT to Ariel Katz.The University prevailed in 94 of the 99 initially alleged infringements:Of the 99 alleged infringements that Plaintiffs maintained atthe start of trial, only 75 we... Read more »

The Charter & Freedom of Expression on Canadian University Campuses - Stay Tuned
May 10th, 2012

The Alberta Court of Appeal just released a very important decision yesterday  about academic freedom, universities and freedom of expression that appears very likely destined to find its way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The case is Pridgen v. U. of Calgary  2012 ABCA 139.It involv... Read more »

US Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante Faces Rep. Zoe Lofgren re SOPA etc. on April 18, 2012
May 4th, 2012

Re SOPA etc.Part 1: Published on Apr 18, 2012 by RepZoeLofgren Rep. Zoe Lofgren's first question and answer session with Ms. Maria A. Pallante, Register of Copyrights for the U.S. Copyright Office, about her November 2011 meetings with motion picture executives in Los Angeles. Af... Read more »

AUCC Settlement with Access Copyright – Questions and Answers - or Still More Questions?
May 2nd, 2012

I have been provided with a very recent AUCC (“Association of Canadian Universities and Colleges of Canada”) Q&A sent to its members regarding its April 16, 2012 deal with Access Copyright (“AC”). Many members of AUCC are very concerned about the #ACdeal (Twitter hash tag). Presumably mo... Read more »

Peace and Justice at the International Criminal Court: Looking at the Past, Present and Future With Professor Errol Mendes - May 14, 2012 - Ottawa
May 1st, 2012

Highly off topic for this blog but highly on topic for all serious policy wonks and jurists. Note this highly recommended event on May 14, 2012 in Ottawa that I am pleased to have organized: The Couchiching Institute on Public AffairsOttawa RoundtablesPresentPeace and Justice at the Internat... Read more »

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