Michael Geist lauds CRIA; jeers RIAA’s “hassle” policy

Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Intellectual Property | 1 Comment »

The difference between commercial piracy and private copying was clear in the Copyright Act's s.80, it was made clearer by BMG v. John Doe, and now we can see the difference in action. Professor Michael Geist compares the RIAA's ...

Congratulations, Professor Michael Geist!

Monday, February 25th, 2008 Posted in Information Technology, Intellectual Property | No Comments »

Prof. Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa is the Canada Research Chair in E-Commerce and Internet Law, an advocate for users' rights in the copyfight, and the recipient of an EFF Pioneer Award: Slaw Electronic Frontier Foundation Professor Geist rallied the Canadian ...