Not many government bills cause so much debate as C-32—the legislation to amend Canada’s Copyright Act—introduced on June 2, 2010. One of C-32’s most contentious innovations is a complete ban on bypassing digital locks on…
For years, if you registered a .ca domain, anyone could see your name, address and email in online “whois†databases. In 2008, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) restricted access to this information. Internet law…
Michael Geist proposed a digital strategy for Canada in Toronto Star on Saturday. It’s a big topic that we should definitely write more about here on Law is Cool. But let me just say one…
Michael Geist has an article in the Toronto Star on tech related issues from the past year. There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage…
Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa law commented today on the new policies by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) regarding individual internet registrants. He had previously come out in support of their position,…
