The CBC has joined the crowd of Canadian media covering the RIAA suits story. Professor Geist comments on the likelihood of Canadians facing a lawsuit for file sharing. see: Canadians OK To File Swap also see: Knight v. Hutchinson decision here
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More on the RIAA suits and Canada
The Toronto Star provides further coverage of the Canadian perspective on the RIAA file sharing suits with comments from Professor Geist on the challenge of identifying file sharers under Canadian law. see: Canadian File Sharers' Risk Low also see: Knight v. Hutchinson decision here
Covering the Canadian Perspective on RIAA suits
The Globe and Mail runs a story featuring coverage of the Canadian perspective on the RIAA lawsuits that includes commentary from Professor Geist. Geist notes that it is much more difficult under Canadian law to uncover the identity of file sharers. see: Murky Laws Make Piracy Suits Less Likely in […]
A Virtual Canadian Law Library Becomes Reality
My latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) reflects on Knight v. Hutchinson, a recent British Columbia decision in which a registrar reviewed online legal research expenses claimed by one lawyer. The registrar noted that the lawyer needed to show the necessity and […]
When Individuals Become Internet Intermediaries
My latest Toronto Star column focuses on recent changes involving Internet intermediaries. Where once only ISPs and intermediaries were synonymous, recent developments illustrate that on the Internet the question isn’t who is an intermediary, but rather who isn’t as individuals, search engines, and financial institutions find themselves in a network […]
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