A Swedish court has found four founders of the Pirate Bay guilty of copyright infringement and sentenced them to one year in jail with a fine of US$3.6 million. Quick takeaways: an appeal is likely so this is the first word, not the last one in this case based on […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Foreign Affairs Posts Summary of ACTA Consultation Meeting
The Department of Foreign Affairs has posted a good summary of the recent ACTA consultation meeting. The powerpoint from the meeting is here. My posts following the meeting are here, here, here, here, and here.
World IP Day Event on Parliament Hill
World Intellectual Property Day is set for next Tuesday, April 21st and Senator Joseph Day is once again coordinating an event on Parliament Hill. This year, however, MPs and Senators will be joined by members of both IPIC and the Chamber of Commerce's CIPC. The Chamber's IP Council is an […]
Misconceptions About Canadian Copyright Term
IT Business features a story on how George Bernard Shaw's work is in the public domain in Canada and therefore used for high school students in an Ontario-wide project. The article includes comments that the term of copyright "almost everywhere in the world" is life of the author plus 70 […]
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