Michael Geist

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Why Ottawa Should Stand On Guard in RIM Patent Case

Professor Geist’s weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines the recent intervention by the Canadian government in the Research in Motion patent dispute. The column argues that rather than criticizing the government for its involvement, a more appropriate response would be to […]

January 24, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Agfa v. Adobe Decision

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January 23, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — News

WIPO Development Agenda Deserves Support

Professor Geist’s weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) focuses on the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda. It notes that years of international agreements have failed to balance the interests of the developed and developing worlds and have predictably led to annual […]

January 17, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Downloading Nation

The Ottawa Citizen re-runs a piece from late last year focusing on the popularity of music downloading. Professor Geist comments on the exaggerated loss claims of the Canadian Recording Industry Association and highlights the benefits of P2P distribution. Professor Geist expanded on the issue in a two-part series in the […]

January 13, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — News

Time for Canada to Create National Digital Library

Professor Geist's weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) returns with a new year's resolution — Canada should become the first country in the world to to create a comprehensive national digital library. The library, which would be fully accessible online, would contain […]

January 10, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — Columns