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Sunday, August 8
No blogging from Olympic village (?)
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DavidAkin
on Sun 08 Aug 2004 08:55 PM EDT
A colleague who knows a Canadian athlete writes to tell me that the athlete has been told there is no blogging once you're at the Olympics and staying in Olympic village. Apparently it's against the "media rules" there. Anyone have any more info on this? What are the rules? How ... more »
Court denies software and movie industry's attempt to help out record biz
by
DavidAkin
on Sun 08 Aug 2004 08:49 PM EDT
At the Federal Court of Canada, Canada's record industry failed miserably to convince a judge of its view of the world when it comes to sharing music files over the Internet. Privately, many lawyers who witnessed the proceedings said they were not surprised to see the judge hand the ... more »
Tourism officer fired for blogging
by
DavidAkin
on Sun 08 Aug 2004 08:16 PM EDT
Patricia D'Souza, who edits This Magazine writes in with this clip from the Nunatsiaq News, which chronicles a worrisome development in Iqaluit:
August 6, 2004 - Nunatsiaq News Nunavut Tourism fires web-logging staffer Dismissal follows complaint from anonymous local resident A Nunavut Tourism marketing officer was fired last ... more » |
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