Post Tagged with: "copyright"

Copyright Plenary, Canadian Broadcasters Association 2003 Convention

Quebec City, QC link

November 10, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Conferences

Canada’s Last Mover Advantage

Professor Geist's regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines the issue of Canadian ratification of the WIPO Internet treaties in light of a recent parliamentary committee's demand for ratification within months. The column argues that Canada enjoys a last mover advantage by […]

November 3, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Exporting Copyright

Professor Geist's regular Toronto Star Law Bytes columns (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) focuses on the growing importance of trade agreements to the formulation of copyright policy. The column notes that the U.S. has begun to export its copyright policy through a push for stronger copyright protections […]

October 20, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

The Growing Conflict Between IP and Privacy Rights

Professor Geist's regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines the growing tension between privacy and intellectual property rights. The column assesses two recent examples — RIAA subpoenas against alleged file sharers and the brewing dispute over the reliability of WHOIS information.

October 6, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Internet

link to on line article

When governments began to stake out their Internet policy positions in the mid-1990s, there was general agreement among countries such as Canada, the United States, Australia, as well as the European Union, on the wisdom of adopting a self-regulatory approach led by the private sector.

July 28, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive