Professor Geist comments on the current anti-spam battle in Canada in a Macleans column. He notes that existing laws can be used to tackle spam provided a strong enforcement effort is undertaken.
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Will the Canadian Gov’t Intervene in Other Cases?
Professor Geist comments in IT World on the likelihood of future Canadian government interventions into foreign patent disputes. The question arose in light of a patent dispute between Nortel and Ciena.

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Episode 278: Ben Waldman on Gander Social and the Challenges of Building a Sovereign Social Network
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