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Fighting Spam Requires Commitment From All

The Ottawa Sun covers a recent Professor Geist speech on fighting spam in Canada. Professor Geist argues for greater enforcement action against known Canadian spamming organizations. see: Will is the Way to Unplug Spammersalso see: Bulte Committee Report

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June 3, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Copyright Reform and Canadian Education

Professor Geist's latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) assesses the consequences of a recent Canadian parliamentary committee report on copyright reform. The report recommends swift ratification of the WIPO treaties, increased potential liability for ISPs, and the prospect for a new extended […]

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May 31, 2004 Comments are Disabled Columns

Ontario Court Issues PIPEDA Decision

An Ontario court has issued a new decision interpreting Canada’s federal privacy law in the context of videosurveillance. The court ruled that exceptions found in the Act that apply to law of Canada includes the common law, though it noted that the wording in PIPEDA "leaves a lot to be […]

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May 25, 2004 Comments are Disabled News

Why WSIS Is About More Than Just Domain Names

Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines recent developments involving the World Summit on the Information Society. The column argues that while the domain name systems captures most the attention, the tension between the developed and developing world at WSIS […]

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May 17, 2004 Comments are Disabled Columns

Coverage of Anti-Spam Task Force Announcement

The Canadian media, including the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail, provides comprehensive coverage of the formation of a new anti-spam task force, quoting Professor Geist on the need to use the task force as a catalyst for greater enforcement initiatives. see: Task Force Aims To Can Spam also see: […]

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May 12, 2004 Comments are Disabled News