The Ontario Court of Appeal released its much-anticipated Bangoura v. Washington Post decision yesterday, reversing the lower court' s ruling that asserted jurisdiction over the Post in a dispute over an article published in 1997. The appellate court' s reversal is welcome news since the case had the potential to […]
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Jurisdiction
U.S. Court Orders Rehearing on RIM Patent Jurisdictional Issues
A U.S. Appellate court today agreed to a Canadian government request for a re-hearing of the jurisdictional issues that arise from the RIM – NTP patent fight. The Canadian government submitted a rare brief on behalf of RIM in January, arguing that the U.S. court had applied U.S. patent laws […]
Policies Old and New
Just as Canada and the U.S. were gearing up for a holiday weekend, there was a flurry of noteworthy policy developments. I expect that I will have more to say about each in the weeks ahead, so I only pause to comment briefly on each (in order of media coverage […]
ABA Business Law Section, Cyberspace Law Committee, Internet Jurisdiction Subcommittee Chair
ABA Business Law Section, Cyberspace Law Committee, Internet Jurisdiction Subcommittee Chair
As It Happens – Bangoura Appeal
As It Happens – Bangoura Appeal, Professor Geist appears on CBC’s As It Happens to discuss the Bangoura v. Washington Post decision, which raises Internet jurisdiction issues.
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