Comment Re:have their cake and eat it too (Score 1) 331
I would expect a very strong litigation against this particular clause...
I can forsee a Charter challenge (our constitution to our American readers) which guarantees freedom of expression.
I am unsure how constitutional a law can be that makes it illegal to do something that is explicitly legal... however the issue is contentious, as several Canadian laws are like this. For example, it is (strictly speaking) legal to have sex with a prostitute, however soliciting, communicating, or living off of the avials of prostitution is illegal... so you *can* do it, but you couldn't ask, and he/she couldn't spend the money, de facto illegal.
BUT it will be interesting to see what the supremes say.
The *other* interesting provision (which I personally hated) is a service called "turnitin.com". This is a US plagarism service offered to University Professors, BUT that permanantly keeps copies of your essays for future use (checked against).... Methinks now I would be able to issue a "notice and notice" letter to the provider. OR better yet sue the professor/university of illegal distribution. I will have to write my Alma Mater again.
CMK
I can forsee a Charter challenge (our constitution to our American readers) which guarantees freedom of expression.
I am unsure how constitutional a law can be that makes it illegal to do something that is explicitly legal... however the issue is contentious, as several Canadian laws are like this. For example, it is (strictly speaking) legal to have sex with a prostitute, however soliciting, communicating, or living off of the avials of prostitution is illegal... so you *can* do it, but you couldn't ask, and he/she couldn't spend the money, de facto illegal.
BUT it will be interesting to see what the supremes say.
The *other* interesting provision (which I personally hated) is a service called "turnitin.com". This is a US plagarism service offered to University Professors, BUT that permanantly keeps copies of your essays for future use (checked against).... Methinks now I would be able to issue a "notice and notice" letter to the provider. OR better yet sue the professor/university of illegal distribution. I will have to write my Alma Mater again.
CMK
