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Pinned Posts in PinterestProfessor Geist's latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) considers how copyright balance can be restored to Canadian copyright reform. The column identifies five principles — (1) procedural balance including a commitment from parliamentarians to refuse campaign contributions from rights holder groups; (2) […]
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Copyright Reform and Canadian Education
Professor Geist's latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) assesses the consequences of a recent Canadian parliamentary committee report on copyright reform. The report recommends swift ratification of the WIPO treaties, increased potential liability for ISPs, and the prospect for a new extended […]
Why WSIS Is About More Than Just Domain Names
Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines recent developments involving the World Summit on the Information Society. The column argues that while the domain name systems captures most the attention, the tension between the developed and developing world at WSIS […]
Untouchable? A Plan for Battling Spam in Canada
My regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) highlights my new study on the state of anti-spam legislative measures in Canada. Despite absence of specific anti-spam legislation, the paper argues that when viewed in combination, the current Canadian legal options allow for enforcement […]
Is Canada’s Privacy Law A Privacy Placebo?
Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) questions the effectiveness of Canada’s privacy legislation, arguing that privacy laws without effective enforcement and genuine transparency may provide Canadians with little more than placebo privacy protection. The column suggests that responsibility for these […]
Recent Posts
Supreme Court of Canada on Copyright Notices: Identification of IP Address “Not Conclusive of Guilt”
September 18, 2018
Notice the Difference?: Supreme Court Rules ISPs Can Be Compensated for Copyright Costs
September 17, 2018
Compromising on Culture?: Why a Blanket Culture Exception in NAFTA is Unnecessary
September 13, 2018
Is Copyright Term Extension Still in Play in the New NAFTA?
September 4, 2018
Crunch Time in the NAFTA Negotiations: What’s at Play for Canada on Digital Policy
August 30, 2018
Recent Columns
- Notice the Difference?: Supreme Court Rules ISPs Can Be Compensated for Copyright Costs
September 17, 2018 
The First Rule of Copyright Reform: Don’t Mess With Free Speech and Net Neutrality
July 17, 2018
Unpacking Canada’s IP Strategy: Countering IP Abuse, Addressing IP Administration and Removing IP Barriers to Innovation
July 5, 2018
The CRTC’s Fundamental Flaw: Broadcasting May Be the Internet, but the Internet is Not Broadcasting
June 8, 2018
Why the Government’s Copyright Board Plans Threaten to Spark Another Lobbying Battle
June 5, 2018
