Volume VII

Issue : 10: May 21, 2009

• Software Piracy on the Rise
• Labatt Claims Bricks Red Baron Infringes Trade marks
• South Carolina Attorney General Investigates Craigslist Craigslist Sues in Retaliation
• Browser Rivals Complain about Windows 7
• Washington Redskins Trademarks Upheld on Laches
• Ontario Court Opens Trial Proceedings To Live Blogging
• Court Reinstates Yahoo Lawsuit Over Fake Profiles

Home > Volume VII > Issue 10: May 21, 2009 > Ontario Court Opens Trial Proceedings To Live Blogging

Ontario Court Opens Trial Proceedings To Live Blogging

The judge in the criminal trial of Ottawa Mayor, Larry O’Brien, has permitted journalists and other observers to blog live from the court room in response to an application by the Ottawa Citizen. While TV cameras remain banned during proceedings, electronic text messaging including email, SMS, chat and other Internet messaging services such as Twitter may be used. Justice Cunningham, who is Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, clarified that the ruling only applied to the present matter and that new technologies may raise other concerns in a jury trial.

An application to Justice Cunningham by CBC to stream live video and audio failed.

For additional information, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/tweetsfromct1

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/635335

For an example live-blog, visit:

http://twitter.com/mayortrial