Articles by: Michael Geist

Technology and the Law in 2014: 14 Questions in Need of Answers

Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 28, 2013 as Questions in Need of Answers The coming year is likely to be a very significant one for law and technology. As the year unfolds, here are 14 questions (along with possible answers) that will go a long way to determining […]

January 7, 2014 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

The Letters of the Law: The Year in Tech Law and Policy

With Edward Snowden and the great wireless war of 2013 leading the way, law and technology issues garnered headlines all year long. My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) takes a look back at 2013 from A to Z:

A is for Americangirl.ca, a Canadian domain name that was the subject of two dispute claims in 2013. The popular doll company relied on a quirk in the policy that permitted a follow-up complaint after its first case was rejected.

B is for Bell TV, which a federal court ordered to pay $20,000 for violating the privacy of a customer. The case arose when Bell TV surreptitiously obtained permission to run a credit check by including it as a term in its rental agreement without telling the customer.

C is for the Competition Bureau of Canada, which launched an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by search giant Google.

December 29, 2013 — 3 comments — Columns

The Letters of the Law: The Year in Tech Law and Policy

Appeared in the Toronto Star on Saturday, December 21, 2013 as Letters of The Law: The Year in Tech Law and Policy With Edward Snowden and the great wireless war of 2013 leading the way, law and technology issues garnered headlines all year long. A look back at 2013 from […]

December 29, 2013 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Supreme Court of Canada Emphasizes Balance in Determining Copyright Scope of Protection

The Supreme Court of Canada issued another copyright decision this morning, ruling in favour of Claude Robinson in a longstanding copyright infringement battle over a children’s television series. Robinson was vindicated in the decision with an award of millions of dollars. The case is an important one for determining whether […]