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Do you know of someone with similar expertise in Canadian Copywrite law? I teach at a Canadian college, and would be interested in expanding my knowledge about legislation and case law applicable in Canada
This forum needed shikang up and you’ve just done that. Great post!
Yes, prof. Michael Geist, from Ottawa Uni. — search the web for this contact details
good luck
pedro paranaguá
Hello,
I have read Kevin Smith’s and several other opinions on the UCLA AIME case and its appeal. Some questions arise in my mind that may help other institutions formulate (or emulate) UCLA. Were the streams only available to a class by staff putting the link in courseware or some other web space accessible only by the class, or are there links in their catalog which require authentication (e.g. EZProxy) prior to watching the stream? And, is this case indicating that streaming is ok only for online classes or does it apply to face to face and blended classes? Many thanks!