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Tag Archives: Geist
Copyright Series by University of Ottawa Prof Michael Geist "Misleading on Fair Dealing"
On his blog, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist has started a series dealing with misconceptions that he states publishers and rights-holding organizations have been disseminating about fair dealing.Fair dealing is an exception allowed under the Copyright Act. It … Continue reading
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Tagged "Misleading, Copyright, Dealing", fair, Geist, Michael, Ottawa, Prof., Series, University
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Canada Favours Early Release of ACTA Text (Geist)
“While the U.S. claims that ACTA documents are a matter of national security and the European Parliament demands greater transparency, it would appear that the Canadian delegation would favour an early release of the draft treaty. According to a confidential … Continue reading
Posted in Intellectual Property
Tagged ACTA, Canada, Early, Favours, Geist, Release, Text
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Why the CRTC should endorse FairPlay’s website-blocking plan: a reply to Michael Geist
Last week Fairplay Canada filed an application with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), asking for a new tool to help Canadian creators to combat online theft of their content by illegal piracy websites. It proposed that the Canada’s … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright Law
Tagged CRTC, endorse, FairPlay’s, Geist, Michael, Plan, Reply, should, websiteblocking
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Geist on International Intellectual Property Alliance Section 301 Recommendations to USTR
The International Intellectual Property Alliance – a group that brings together several U.S. lobby groups including the MPAA, RIAA, BSA, the ESA, and publisher groups, has just released its Section 301 recommendations, a submission to the U.S. Trade Representative that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance, Geist, Intellectual, International, Property, Recommendations, Section, USTR
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Ask First, ACTA Later (Michael Geist)
The Australian government has launched a public consultation on its possible involvement in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement negotiations. Unlike the Canadian government, which jumped at the chance to join the U.S. in the negotiations with no advance warning and no … Continue reading