Professor Geist spoke with Jon Gordon of Future Tense, a daily radio show heard throughout the United States about the prospect for a national digital library for Canada. The conversation focused on the benefits and legal challenges.
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As It Happens – Successful Spam Complaint
As It Happens – Successful Spam Complaint, Professor Geist discusses his successful PIPEDA complaint against the Ottawa Renegades. The complaint was the first to address the issue of unsolicited commercial email and PIPEDA.
Radio Canada International Looks at the Music Industry
Radio Canada International's Business Sense features a 30 minute special on the music industry in Canada. Professor Geist comments on the impact of file sharing on Canadian artists, highlighting why peer-to-peer is only marginally responsible for the recent decline in record sales. (Streaming version) (Download version).
Unhappy Gilmore: The Internet’s Six Layers of Liability
Torys Technology Law Tuesday Speaker Series, University of Ottawa, Common Law Section, Ottawa, ON link
Police Using the Web to Track Crime Suspects
Professor Geist appeared on CBC News discussing a new police website being used to help authorities track down criminal suspects. see: CBC Interview also see: Canadian Privacy Law Review Information