And finally ……
p2pnet.net News:- Yesterday I wasn’t able to do any posts because I had to go to Vancouver on mainland BC in Canada (I live on Vancouver Island).
It would have been my first court appearance for the defamation case in which Kazaa boss Nikki Hemming is suing me for alleged defamation.
To be accurate, it wouldn’t have been my first appearance, exactly. That’ll come when the case is heard before a jury. This was more of voluntary attendance for a court hearing in which Hemming’s lawyer, Roger McConchie, assisted by his son, Al, would have attempted to disembowel my defence by pleading various motions, with my lawyer, Dan Burnett, on hand to present counter-arguments.
I say ‘would have’ because it turned out that there were many, many lawyers wanting to present many, many cases — so many, in fact,that they couldn’t all be heard. So I’ll be back in Vancouver on Monday.
Basically, Hemming claims I defamed her when I ran a post which featured quotes from an Associated Press story which says she was questioned about the sale of her “multimillion dollar Sydney mansion;” and, a Reader’s Write.
Canada’s libel laws desperately need bringing into the 21st digital century and the case is as much, if not more, about online freedom of expression as anything else. But even though it won’t go before a jury (something I’m very eager for) for at least another six to 12 months, I can’t go into detail because the pending law-suit effectively prevents me from speaking freely about the case, or components of it.
SLAPP is short for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.
Anyway, rather than not post anything, yesterday I ran a few headers with briefs, together with links to the sources I would probably have looked to. And that’s what I’m going to do from now on when I reach the end of my day and I have items I haven’t managed to reach.
I have another appointment I can’t avoid and so below are several items you may want to have a look at. Not only but also, from now on, I’m going to do this at the end of every day.
Cheers! And all the best …
Jon
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House panel endorses controversial spy bill – CNET News
Members of a key US congressional committee approved legislation they described as a necessary rewrite to electronic surveillance law. The move has been attacked as “flawed and unconstitutional”.
Philly Orchestra opens online music store – Toronto Star, International Herald Tribune
The Philadelphia Orchestra will be the first major US orchestra to join the rush to try to cash in on the as-yet undeveloped online corporate music market. It’ll open its own online music store, with prices for mp3s ranging from about $5 for major works to $10 for full concerts.
Zimbabwe’s Net crawls due to unpaid debt – Reuters
The flow of Zimbabwe’s Net traffic has been all-but halted because a satellite firm, “slashed its bandwidth because the cash-starved government failed to pay the bill”.
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September 23rd, 2006 at 1:18 am
the Court’s workload will only delay you having to face the music John, Libel is libel despite your protestions which are ever changing smorgasbord of nonsense, non legal defences…the only third party you haven’t implicated is the darknet