Archive for April, 2005

Tariff 22 Continues – SOCAN Seeks 25% Levy on iTunes

My regular Law Bytes column (non-registered version or Toronto Star version, homepage version) highlights the continuing saga of Tariff 22. SOCAN, a leading Canadian copyright collective, recently filed a revised application that targets all websites that communicate music to the public. The tariff proposal includes an astonishing 25 percent of gross revenue for music download services and 15 percent for webcasters. When combined with other tariff proposals, Canada's collectives are seeking at least 40 percent of gross revenues from music download services, representing a far greater threat to the business model than peer-to-peer file sharing.

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April 18, 2005 Comments are Disabled Columns

As It Happens – RIM Patent Battle

As It Happens – RIM Patent Battle, Professor Geist discusses the Canadian government’s decision to intervene in the RIM patent battle in the United States.

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April 18, 2005 Comments are Disabled Audio

The Real Threat to the Music Download Market

The Canadian Recording Industry Association’s (CRIA) legal campaign against music file sharing heads back to court later this week.  A three judge panel will hear an appeal of last spring’s decision that denied a request for identifying information on 29 alleged file sharers due to insufficient evidence, privacy concerns, and […]

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April 17, 2005 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

CML 3316F – Technology Law Internship: University of Ottawa Technology Law Clinic (Winter 2004)

This course is taught by Michael Geist and Philippa Lawson. The course provides students with the opportunity to work in Canada's first technology law public interest clinic. Recently established at the University of Ottawa, the clinic will be engaged in advocacy and policy work related to a wide range of […]

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April 13, 2005 Comments are Disabled Past Classes

Electronic Commerce Law Workshop (Winter 2003 – 3 Credits)

The course, will work through the legal issues that arise in the course of developing an e-commerce startup company. The course is divided into four modules. Following an introduction to e-commerce and technology finance issues, we will engage in four three-week modules — e-contracting, e-jurisdiction, privacy, and financing. The first […]

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April 13, 2005 Comments are Disabled Past Classes