Books Archives - Michael Geist
2015年5月29日 · This is the first of a new collection from the UOP on law, technology and society (I am pleased to serve as the collection editor) that will be part of the UOP’s open access collection. This book features fourteen articles on copyright written by independent scholars from coast to coast. The diversity of contributors provides a rich view the ...
Podcast Archive - Michael Geist
2024年10月28日 · This podcast drops on Monday, October 7th, the one-year anniversary of the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. I’ve largely kept the issue the rising tide of antisemitism since the Hamas terrorist attacks off the Law Bytes podcast, but those that follow my work will know that I have […] Read more ›. October 7, 2024 — 0 ...
My First Take on the Online Harms Act: Worst of 2021 Plan Now …
2024年2月26日 · After years of delay, the government tabled Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, earlier today.The bill is really three-in-one: the Online Harms Act that creates new duties for Internet companies and a sprawling new enforcement system, changes to the Criminal Code and Canada Human Rights Act that meet longstanding requests from groups to increase penalties and enforcement against hate but which ...
Listen Up: My Recent Podcast Appearances on Bills C-11, C-18 and ...
2023年1月9日 · Just before the holidays, I appeared on Senator Pamela Wallin’s No Nonsense podcast for a conversation on both C-11 and C-18. The podcast was recorded just days after the Senate Transport and Communications Committee wrapped up its review of Bill C-11, so the discussion on the proposed changes and potential next steps were top of mind.
Can Price Caps or Virtual Competitors Solve Canada’s Wireless …
2019年9月24日 · Responding to years of consumer frustration with the state of Canadian wireless pricing, Canada’s political parties have propelled the issue on to the election campaign agenda. The telecom giants will disagree, but study after study has found that Canadians pay more for wireless services than consumers in most other developed economies.
About - Michael Geist
Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York ...
Welcome to Michael Geist's Home on the Web. - Michael Geist
Welcome to Michael Geist’s Home on the Web. I am a law professor at the University of Ottawa where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. I publish a wide range of articles, newsletters, and reports and I am involved in a several interesting Internet policy projects. My weekly column on law and technology appears in ...
Online Harms - Michael Geist
2024年9月16日 · Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of by-elections and a minority government without an NDP deal will be accompanied by questions about what happens to Bill C-63, Canada’s online harms bill, Bill C-27, the privacy and AI reform bill, Bill S-210, the age verification bill, and a ...
The Bill on Canada’s Digital Policy Comes Due: Blocked News Links ...
2024年9月25日 · Canada’s digital policy has seemingly long proceeded on the assumption that tech companies would draw from an unlimited budget to write bigger cheques to meet government regulation establishing new mandated payments. Despite repeated warnings on Bills C-11 (Internet streaming), C-18 (online news), and a new digital services tax that tech companies - like anyone else - were more likely to ...
In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law
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