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2 Jun 2014, 7:15 pm
Michael Geist, an expert on digital issues at the University of Ottawa, has raised concerns that provisions in S-4 may further expand the voluntary sharing of personal information with more governmental agencies. [read post]
31 Aug 2014, 10:40 am
Michael Geist pointed this out back in April. [read post]
26 May 2018, 11:16 am
Michael Geist has recently been documenting how institutions are spending a great amount of money to clear their copyright requirements – but they are spending it in other more productive and efficient ways than on Access Copyright. [read post]
12 Feb 2014, 11:29 am
Kuner, a seasoned diplomat who has helped his clients weather the storm in circumstances ranging from conflicts between EU data protection law and U.S. law enforcement requirements to the negotiation of a reasonable, practical set of “model” data transfer clauses, adds texture and practical context to foundational texts such as Peter Swire’s 1998 “Of Elephants, Mice, and Privacy: International Choice of Law and the Internet” and Michael Geist’s… [read post]
25 Sep 2017, 4:32 pm
The document (which will be, but is not yet available online) makes a compelling case for Canada standing its ground on copyright and patent law, including this passage from Michael Geist: As the country embarks on a new round of NAFTA talks, it should be recognized that Ottawa already meets its international obligations when it comes to respect for copyright and patents and has largely addressed long-standing U.S. demands regarding additional reforms. [read post]
17 Jan 2015, 6:20 am
Of course if a copyright owner wants to proceed with further legal action they have the option of going to court to obtain an order requiring the Internet provider to reveal the identity of the subscriber but Canadian law now also limits potential liability for Internet users for non-commercial infringement, capping damages at C$5,000 for all infringements - although in an article in Billboard Michael Geist points to a loophole in the law that Rightscorp may be using -… [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 10:45 am
(To read more about how the TPP will affect the digital rights of Canadians, see Professor Michael Geist's blog series, The Trouble With the TPP.) [read post]
8 Sep 2015, 9:07 am
They have spoken with one voice about how harmful this change will be for their citizens: Professor Michael Geist of Canada sounded a warning about the potential for the TPP to eviscerate many of the reforms found in Canada's new copyright law, despite the lack of any public consultation over changes that would upset these finely balanced domestic policies. [read post]
16 May 2018, 4:14 am
It would be the ultimate under-statement to say that recent events concerning the appalling breaches of privacy permitted and indeed orchestrated by Facebook have raised public awareness to new heights over what happens when internet intermediaries are allowed to do just about whatever they want. [read post]
4 Mar 2018, 4:04 pm
Michael Geist continues to consider Bell Media’s controversial Fair Play initiative. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 5:58 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com] Highlights this week included: Secretary Locke pushes for action on patent reform, increase in PTO fees (Inventive Step) (IAM) (Patent Docs) (Patently-O) Apple picks Woolworths in trade mark dispute (Australian Trade Marks) (Trademark Blog) (IPKat) (Seattle TM Lawyer) Global Global - General Intellectual property Nirvana (IP Think Tank Blog) Australia… [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 3:17 am
(IP Osgoode) General – Copyright Copyright 2.0 show – Episode 186 includes Universal v Lenz update, Marvel comic win against Stan Lee (PlagiarismToday) Australia Australia confirms ISPs are not copyright cops: Roadshow Films v iiNet (Ars Technica) (ipwars) (Excess Copyright) (IP Whiteboard) (1709 Copyright Blog) (TorrentFreak) Lander J upholds Registrar’s decision to allow DIGITEK: Hills Industries Limited v Bitek Pty Ltd (ipwars) (ipwars) Canada Documentary organization of Canada… [read post]
23 Apr 2010, 4:32 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: http://thinkipstrategy.com/subscribe/ Highlights this week included: Irish High Court allows 3 strikes: EMI Records (Ireland) Ltd and others v Eircom Ltd (Ars Technica) (IPKat) (IPKat) (TorrentFreak) CAFC affirms ITC’s findings that Global Locate has standing, SiRF directly infringes patents: SiRF v ITC (ITC 337 Law Blog) (Patently-O) (Peter Zura's 271 Patent Blog) Global Global -… [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 11:51 pm
In a column for the Toronto Star, and again on his fascinating blog site, Geist lists several problems with the proposed law that could hamper efforts to improve the environment (or at least slow the harm we are doing to it). [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 10:29 am
Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, supports the application of local law to companies that decide to do business there, pointing out that they often benefit from operating under foreign laws. [read post]
4 Dec 2010, 11:51 pm
I’ll leave it to others to make nominations in this competitive category. 11) Law Professor Blog Award – Two great professors get the nod here, first Michael Geist, who is a regular blogger and probably Canada’s foremost authority on Copyright issues. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 11:11 pm
Update: Canadian lawyer, Michael Geist, has a pretty good analysis of these bills and why they are bad for everyone on his blog. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 5:11 am
There is a nice, short summary of the key provisions of the US proposal here on the blog of Canadian law professor Michael Geist. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 7:31 pm
Global Global – General The letters of the law: 2010 in Tech Law from A to Z (Michael Geist) A year in law & disorder: 2010’s most popular stories (ArsTechnica) Global – Copyright Music is better off on BitTorrent, than with Apple or big music (TorrentFreak) China Who’s stealing your China trade secrets? [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 4:26 pm
Michael Geist makes a similar point about Apple’s iCloud service. [read post]
