Michael Geist

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CIPPIC Role In Copyright Case Featured

The Ottawa Citizen features a terrific story on the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic and its role in the recent file sharing case. The article focuses on the development of CIPPIC and provides a behind-the-scenes look at its involvement in the high profile CRIA case.

April 8, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News

Net Jurisdiction Study Finds New Digital Divide

Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article) highlights the results of an ABA/ICC global Internet jurisdiction study released over the weekend. The survey of nearly 300 companies in 45 different countries found that U.S. companies were far more concerned and pessimistic about Internet […]

April 5, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Focus Shifts to Canadian Copyright Reform

The day after the federal court's file sharing discussion, much of the discussion shifted to potential copyright reform in Canada. Professor Geist comments in both the Ottawa Citizen and National Post on the prospect for reform.

April 2, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News

Federal Ct. Decisions Attracts Global Attention

Yesterday's federal court decision involving file sharing is attracting global attention with many now labelling Canada a haven for file sharers. In addition to comments in subscription only services such as the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, and LA Times, Professor Geist comments in many media sources including USA Today, Toronto […]

April 1, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News

Federal Court Denies CRIA Motion

Professor Geist comments on CNET and Canadian Press on the stunning Federal Court of Canada decision involving CRIA's request to compel ISPs to disclose the identities of their subscribers. The court denied the motion, ruling that CRIA failed to present the prima facie case needed to warrant disclosure. The court […]

March 31, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — News