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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If Middlesex Centre can build a Rec Centre – why can’t London build a Performing Arts Centre?
The municipality of Middlesex Centre (which borders the west/north sides of London) will start construction in a few months for a new “Community Wellness and Recreation Centre”. It will feature 2 NHL sized ice pads,…
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Interesting things this week
That’s the title of my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows: Steve just posted about the Kindle coming to Canada – certainly a noteworthy and overdue event. (I’m going to hold out for…
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Pervasive connectivity revolution
Advances in technology and reduction in costs are moving us towards a day when everything can be connected – including things like appliances, light switches, and even humans. That connectivity will be for both reporting…
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Online rules out of line, critics say
For the London Free Press – November 16, 2009 Read this on Canoe BLOGGING: Proposed U.S. guidelines would hold bloggers to ethical standards The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently proposed new guidelines pertaining to transparency in…
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ACTA – I’ve got a bad feeling about this
International negotiations continue on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. The latest round of talks just ended. It is a proposed treaty among a few countries to help stem the flow of counterfeit goods at borders. Sounds reasonable…
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Brand Promise – it’s not a bag of hair
That’s my Slaw post for today. It reads as follows: Conventional wisdom is that law firm web sites should contain a list of major deals the firm has worked on. I’ve always thought that was…
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Data breaches on the increase
For the London Free Press – November 9, 2009 Read this on Canoe PRIVACY: Sixty-five incidents were reported in 2008, leaving personal information exposed for all to see Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart recently released…
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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?…