eLegal Canton
The blawg contains comments on technology-based legal issues including privacy, IP, and IT.
Author: David Canton practices at Harrison Pensa in London, Ontario, Canada, and he writes the weekly "Today's Business Law" column in the London Free Press.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Internet Law • Law Practice Management • Legal Technology • International • North America • Canada
Recent Posts from eLegal Canton
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How long is 5 years in blog years?
I just realized that I have been writing this blog for just over 5 years. At one of the sessions at yesterday’s Dig conference, a speaker referred to a game that came out in 2004…
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DIG London Conference a success #dig09
The 2nd annual Digital Interactive Gaming conference was a great success. Harrison Pensa was pleased to be a sponsor of this event, which attracted over 700 people. It featured speakers from many Canadian gaming companies,…
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P2P sharing leaks blueprints on Obama’s Marine One
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows: A CBS news article says that blueprints of Obama’s helicopter were found on a computer in Tehran. How did it get there?…
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DVR’s improve TV ratings
Digital Video Recorders have been attacked by many in the entertainment industry as being harmful to TV ratings and advertisers. Just like VCR’s were supposed to ruin the video industry. In general, the entertainment industry historically has…
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Controversy over control of ICANN won’t likely die soon
For the London Free Press – November 2, 2009 Read this on Canoe INTERNET: ICANN regulates the basic functions of the Internet, most notably, the assignment of domain names ICANN, the body that controls the…
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Tech changes challenge law
Technology advances have often challenged existing laws – which can get in the way of progress, or be inadequate to address new issues. A book has just been published (which I have not read) entitled…
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Ontario cell phone ban explained
This is a short article that Tim Hogan, a colleague of mine, wrote to explain the new Ontario ban on the use of cell phones while driving. It explains the details, the exceptions, and points…
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Brand names face the ire of the Internet
For the London Free Press – October 26, 2009 Read this on Canoe CUSTOMER SATISFACTION: It’s a lot harder to manage online when reputations can be made or smeared by campaigns that may or may…
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Google liberation front a welcome attitude on cloud computing
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows. The cloud computing, or software as a service model has compelling attributes – such as low cost, ease of use, and scalability.…
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Net neutrality controversial topic
For the London Free Press – October 19, 2009 Read this on Canoe INTERNET CONTENT: There’s considerable debate in Canada and the United States about how much control Internet service providers should have over content…