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Third time the charm for copyright reform?

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

The last copyright amendments in Canada happened in 1997, long, long before copyright piracy entered the mainstream. Now, the Conservative government will make its third attempt to update the law. Will this be their lucky time? The current bill is essentially the same as the previous effort, Bill C-32, which was thwarted after its second reading when the government fell earlier this year on a non-confidence motion. The newly elected government promised to reintroduce the amendments and pass them in short order, and here we are.

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Tags: An Act to amend the Copyright Act, backup copies, Bill C-11, copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright infringement, Copyright Modernization Act, copyright reform, course materials, digital locks, digital media, digital rights management, DRM, fair use, Michael Geist, on-demand, portable music player, rebroadcast for profit, reputation, streaming
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A few words about tax risk

Monday, February 28th, 2011

I have the privilege of offering our readers information on a diverse range of important topics that few people really want to talk about, like tax risk.

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Tags: aggressive tax planning, compliance, compliance risk, documentation, documentation risk, FAPP, finance, Finance and Accounting PolicyPro, income tax, international subsidiaries, legal requirements, managing risk, operational risk, reporting obligations, reporting risk, reputation, reputational risk, risk, tax controls, tax evasion, tax risk
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New guide to CSR for small and medium businesses

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

A business research centre at Cardiff University, Wales, has teamed up with the British arm of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants to release a new guide on corporate social responsibility (CSR) for small and medium-sized businesses, called The ABC of CSR for small and medium enterprises. If you don’t mind the Welsh, and can handle reading “programme” instead of “program”, then you might find this guide offers some valuable lessons.

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Tags: Absenteeism, corporate social responsibility, CSR, efficiency, employee retention, motivation, reputation, strategy, sustainability
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IT strategy – avoiding problems, getting the most from your investments

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Information technology has infiltrated just about every aspect of business, to the point where it’s nearly impossible to avoid developing a dedicated IT strategy in order to support your main business goals. A new book describes how even minor software troubles can lead to big headaches for organizations, especially if they rely on the software to carry out their business.

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Tags: automation, brand, business goals, information technology, Information Technology PolicyPro, IT controls, IT governance, IT planning, IT strategy, ITPP, Jeff Papows, measurement, metrics, policy and procedures, profitability, reputation, software glitch, technology infrastructure
Posted in Internal Controls, IT, Privacy and Security | 4 Comments »

Help! I have been defamed online: Practical tips – Part I

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Anyone who has been defamed online knows how devastating such experience could be to a person’s professional and social reputation. Indeed, even years later, some victims are still afraid to “google” their names, not wanting to discover an obscure link that contains the defamation.

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Tags: anonymous comments, anonymously, cyberspace, defamation, defamatory blog, defamatory comments, defamed online, Google, Internet, internet defamation, Internet Service Providers, irreparable harm, ISP, reputation, search engines, social reputation, website operator
Posted in Internal Controls, IT, Privacy and Security | 6 Comments »

Angry bloggers beware! – Your anonymity is not guaranteed

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Is your boss or co-worker getting on your nerves? Are you irritated with your neighbour? Do you feel like venting out by writing some nasty stuff about them on Twitter or on a blog? If you do it anonymously, no harm done, right?

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Tags: anonymity, anonymous bloggers, anonymous comments, bloggers, Blogging, blogs, comments, cyber-libel, cyber-trail, cyberlibel, defamation, defamatory, defamatory comments, defamatory statements, disclosure, facebook, internet defamation, Internet protocol addresses, libellous, online defamation, reputation, social media, social networking, twitter, York University v. Ball Canada Enterprises et al
Posted in Human Resources, Internal Controls, IT, Privacy and Security, Privacy and Security | 2 Comments »

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