The Federal Court of Appeal has issued its decision in the Englander case. The case involves the first PIPEDA complaint, which focused on the $2 charge for an unlisted phone number. The court overturned a lower court decision, ruling that the consent obtained by Telus was insufficient for several uses. […]
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CIRA Proposes New WHOIS Policy
Professor Geist’s latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines CIRA’s new proposed WHOIS policy for the dot-ca domain. The new policy will not publicly disclose personal information for individual registrations, though corporate and organizational registrations will typically have full information publicly posted […]
Canada as a Download Nation
The Vancouver Sun ran a detailed article on the online music business over the weekend. Professor Geist comments on the impact of peer-to-peer on the industry, arguing that CRIA's claims are exaggerated and that retail channel changes and the popularity of DVD are responsible for much of the recent decline […]
Dow Jones Settles Gutnick Case
Dow Jones has announced that it has settled its defamation suit involving Joseph Gutnick. Professor Geist comments in an Associated Press story on the longterm effects of the case on Internet jurisdiction rules.
Toward a 21st Century Canadian Cultural Policy
Professor Geist's weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) features part two of an examination of Canadian cultural policy. The column argues that the current Canadian culture toolkit must be recast for the 21st century by adapting it to emerging technologies and to […]