Volume IV

Issue : 9: May 5, 2006

• Penalties Imposed for Cyberspace Bullying
• European Union Expected to Adopt Anti Piracy Anti Counterfeiting Legislation
• BitTorrent User Hit With $35,000 Default Judgment
• Judge Bars Civil Servant from being Fired for Web Surfing
• U.S. Supreme Court Seeks Opinion of Justice Department in Microsoft Appeal
• EBay User Sentenced to Prison for Threats against eBay Executives
• Increased Reward for Employees Who Report Illegal Software Use
• Jury Awards Memory Chip Designer Rambus $306.5m (U.S.) in Patent Verdict
• Supreme Court of Canada Affirms the Paramount Importance of Privacy

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Penalties Imposed for Cyberspace Bullying

Regina city council has passed the Anti-Bullying and Public Fighting Bylaw. The Bylaw makes it illegal to bully another person through written or electronic communications. It is also an offence under the bylaw to take pictures or video of a fight and post it online. Fines range from $100 to $2,000. The Bylaw is designed to fill a gap in the laws against bullying, including bullying online. There is increasing evidence of young people being bullied through Internet postings and school yard fights being videotaped and displayed online. Police will have the ability to hand out tickets to people involved. A similar law is already in place in Edmonton.

For additional information, visit:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/04/25/bullying-regina060425.html