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11 Jun 2010, 5:23 pm by Michel-Adrien
University of Ottawa law prof Michael Geist has compiled his series on 32 Questions and Answers on C-32's Digital Lock Provisions into a single PDF document.It tackles some of the more controversial provisions of federal Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act, which was introduced last week in the House of Commons.Earlier Library Boy posts on the topic of Bill C-32:Information on Canada's Proposed Copyright Modernization Act (June 3, 2010)Canadian Library … [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 7:04 am by cen
Michael Geist, Piotr Czerski (of “We, the Web Kids” Manifesto fame) and others, chooses the winner. [read post]
4 Apr 2008, 9:44 am
The University of Ottawa's Michael Geist draws attention to documents obtained by Canwest News Service reporters that reveal a behind-the-scenes tug-of-war between industry and the federal government over who should bear the costs of electronic surveillance.According to the Calgary Herald article to which Prof. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 1:10 pm
Michael Geist directs our attention to yesterday's decision of Crookes v. [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 9:46 am
Then Howard Knopf (who was involved in the case), Michael Geist and David Canton all blogged about it. [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 2:15 am
Michael Geist's weekly column looks at an issue of growing relevance to Australia (see here for example):The Victoria Park Racing and Recreation Grounds was a popular racecourse in Sydney, Australia in the 1930s. [read post]
8 Feb 2011, 10:53 am by Amanda Nagyl
From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright” : Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda Edited by: Michael Geist Copyright has long been viewed as one of the government’s most difficult policy issues. [read post]
17 Nov 2006, 7:11 pm
Michael Geist, a Law Professor at the University of Ottawa, has taken on a project to highlight public-interest exceptions that should be addressed if Canada enacts a law like the U.S. [read post]
24 Jun 2009, 10:15 am
There's very encouraging news from Michael Geist, who was at Monday's exclusive government digital agenda pow wow.There are strong indications that Ministers Clement and Moore really "get it" when it comes to copyright reform and its relation to innovation, and matters generally digital and cultural.Minister Clement, who has incredibly important responsibilities for everything from competition to communications to copyright, notes that a lot has changed since… [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 12:04 pm by Michel-Adrien
University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist has posted a tally of submissions to last fall's public consultations on Canadian copyright reform.The consultation asked 5 questions:How do Canada’s copyright laws affect you? [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:15 am by David Canton
Michael Geist has written a good article in the Ottawa Citizen disucssing why the proposed “lawful access” internet surveillance law should not be passed. [read post]
6 Jan 2008, 5:54 pm
The Hill Times has a front page article today (for the time being not pay-walled) quoting Michael Geist and I as to how the copyright issue could affect the Conservatives' fortunes in the next election.I was quoted as follows:On his blog, Excess Copyright, Howard Knopf, an intellectual property lawyer, also wrote that copyright could become an election issue as many more people are taking note of the file. [read post]
10 Jul 2012, 2:44 pm by Betsy McKenzie
Now comes Michael Geist, Professor of Law at Ottawa University to explain that the EU thinks they can slither around the dark edges and sneak a different trade agreement, the Canada-EU Trade Agreement(CETA). [read post]
22 Jan 2007, 2:35 pm
This is a follow-up to the January 19, 2007 post entitled Recent Rash of Data Security Breaches in Canada.University of Ottawa law prof Michael Geist has chimed in with his comments on the recent data security breaches at Winners and CIBC that may have jeopardized the private credit information of millions of consumers.Entitled Privacy Breaches Expose Flaws in Law, Geist's text analyzes some of the reasons why Canada currently lacks a data security notification law. [read post]
23 Apr 2008, 12:47 am
Michael Geist looks at the move towards requiring internet service providers to terminate subscribers if they engage in file-sharing activities on three occasions: The new baseball season is in full swing, yet in recent months the phrase "three strikes and you're out" has taken on an entirely different meaning on the Internet. [read post]
18 Feb 2009, 6:14 am
Michael Geist will provide detailed ongoing coverage. [read post]
15 Oct 2010, 5:43 pm by Michel-Adrien
Edited by Professor Michael Geist, an internationally regarded authority on Internet and technology law, it responds to the need for non-partisan, informed analysis of Bill C-32. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 6:05 am by Michael Geist
Credits: i24 News, Israeli Gov’t Approves COVID19 Mass Surveillance Measure The post The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 44: Michael Birnhack on Israel’s Use of Cellphone Tracking to Combat the Spread of Coronavirus appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 6:05 am by Michael Geist
Credits: i24 News, Israeli Gov’t Approves COVID19 Mass Surveillance Measure The post The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 44: Michael Birnhack on Israel’s Use of Cellphone Tracking to Combat the Spread of Coronavirus appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]