Cameras have come to the Ontario courts.
Or at least to one courtroom, as a start.
An Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General press release has the details:
TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - Starting today, some Ontario Court of Appeal proceedings will be webcast, recorded and available to the media as part of a pilot project, announced Attorney General Michael Bryant.
"We are giving the public a front row seat in the Court of Appeal," said Bryant. "Webcasting court proceedings and providing same-day copies to the news media on DVD will increase the openness and transparency of our justicesystem, giving everyone a better look at the people, procedures and processesin our courtrooms."
Certain proceedings in Courtroom No. 1 at the Court of Appeal will be recorded and streamed live on the Court's Internet website at www.ontariocourts.on.ca/appeal.htm.
The use of the Court's video material, however, is subject to very specific restrictions. In particular, video may not be broadcast, sold, published, or incorporated into any electronic information retrieval system. According to the webcast terms of use:
Limited Right to Use - The viewing of any Content from the Website grants you only a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferrable license to use and display the Content on your computer or other electronic access device for your own personal and non-commercial use only. You agree not to reproduce, make derivative works of, retransmit, distribute, sell, publish, communicate, broadcast or otherwise make available, or authorize others to do so, the Website or any of the Content, including without limitation, by caching, framing or similar means without the Court's prior written consent. No part of the Content may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical. You must keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Linking to this Website is not permitted without the consent of the Court.
Bottom line - you will not be seeing the Court's proceedings on TV.
(Or at least, not yet)
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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