In these politically charged times, there is a tendency to view many policy issues, whether they be same sex marriage or tax reform, through a narrow lens — left or right, blue or red, liberal or conservative. The same is true for copyright issues.
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Keynote Address — Canada’s Choice: Copyright, Culture and the Internet
University of Toronto, Sound Bytes, Sound Rights Conferencelink
Copyright and the Internet: Is There a Canadian Way?
Professor Geist spoke this week at the University of Toronto's launch of a new Open Access/Open Source project. His talk traced the history of Canadian copyright law reform and highlights the dangers in the current set of government proposals. He calls attention to the potential for positive reform that would […]
Is Canada Headed Toward a DMCCA?
Professor Geist's weekly Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines whether Canada may be headed toward a Digital Millennium Copyright Canada Act. The column explores the risks associated with technological protection measures alongside anti-circumvention legislation and the potential that Canada may adopt DMCA-like […]
Copyright and Privacy Issues in the News
Professor Geist comments on two of the hottest issues for the coming year — copyright and privacy. In a Silicon Valley North piece, he assesses the current reform situation, while in a Globe and Mail article he notes the issues raised by email privacy in the workplace.
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