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By Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® | 3 Minutes Read May 29, 2017

Don’t outsmart yourself: AI and compliance

I’m a big fan of artificial intelligence. The older I get, the more I appreciate that real intelligence needs all the help it can get. Corporate ethics and compliance officers, however, need to pause before betting big on AI as a solution to all our needs.

Article by Ethics &Compliance Matters ™, Navex Global ® / Business, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Privacy / AI, AI programs, artificial intelligence, big data, compliance officers, Due diligence

By Stringer LLP | 2 Minutes Read May 26, 2017

Medical marijuana: A high cost to employers? #learnthelatest

Learn the Latest at the Ontario Employment Law ConferenceA recent case from Nova Scotia illustrates that as laws and social attitudes concerning marijuana change, employers may be burdened with previously unexpected costs.

Article by Stringer LLP / Administration, Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / 18th Ontario Employment Law Conference, 2017 Ontario Employment Law Conference, benefit plan, Disability, discrimination, employment and labour law, employment law, Food and Drug Act, HR conference, HRlaw conference, Learn the latest, marijuana, medical marijuana, Skinner v. Board of Trustees of the Canadian Elevator Industry Welfare Trust Fund, Stringer LLP, undue hardship

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 4 Minutes Read May 26, 2017

Website operator jailed for distributing copyright infringing copies of musical works: R v Evans

Is operating a website that provides links to torrent websites which facilitates unauthorized downloading of musical works a criminal offence? If so, can the operator of such sites expect jail time as punishment for this crime? In a recent decision of the English and Wales Court of Appeal, the accused, Mr Evans, was convicted of two offences of distributing infringing copies of musical works and was sentenced to 12 months in prison for these crimes.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / copyright, Copyright Act, distributing infringing copies of works, Evans, infringing copies

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