Presentation given at the Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group and IT & E-Commerce Section of Ontario Bar Association, on May 19, 2009 in Toronto.
http://www.mccarthy.ca/pubs/TCLG_May_2009_from_2009_Supplement_.pdf
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