p2pnet Readers’ Writes, June 15-16
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Ottawa Gal and her husband are going to keep an eye out for spam, etc, and I’ll log on when I can.
Out of interest, on June 15, 1944, in the Saskatchewan general election, 1944, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America.
And on June 16, 1948, the storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first skyjacking of a commercial plane.
And thanks again for the help 
See you full-time on June 17.
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June 15th, 2008 at 9:25 am
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=ca091559-646a-475e-b7a1-7cbdfebd0c3a&p=1
Editorial: Made-in-America copyright law
Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, June 15, 2008
No one ever accused the American entertainment business of subtlety. But its attempts to smother consumer rights in the name of copyright protection are a disgrace.
And Canada is next on the industry’s hit list.
The Conservative government has introduced its long-awaited reforms to Canadian copyright laws. The legislation is a howitzer of threatened lawsuits, prohibitions of harmless behaviour and regulations that will require an army of lawyers to interpret.
Lots more at the above url.