CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada
As Michael Geist summarizes, "the court now appears to be considering all copyright law interpretation through the lens of balancing user rights with creators rights.” This is an important ruling. More...

Statement of Requirements for Search Interoperability
The U.S. government is not alone is wanting to support a single search standard across government offices, but it offers everybody a helpful hand as it posts this discussion document outlining basic criteria for such a standard. More...

The Blizzard of 2004
Snow is piling up outside my door and the entire city of Moncton is shut down as the worst storm of the year continues to hammer the city. It's not a 'state of emergency' - yet - but it's as rough a storm as I've seen in a while. More...

NYU, Admit Your Mistake
It has been a rough few weeks for NYU, cumulating with the admission that "You must consider any data file stored [on NYU's server] to be generally available, unless you take special security precautions," the e-mail read. "As search engine technology has become more sophisticated, there may be no such thing as a 'hidden' directory or file." This follows the release of private student information at least twice in the days previous. More...

ICSEP Latin American Workshop II
Subtitled 'Strengthening Scientists and Editors Capabilities in Electronic Publishing', the proceedings from this conference signify a growing awareness of - and support for - open source publishing in Latin America. More...