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Last week on May 7th, I had the pleasure of attending the 26th annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon. Frederick Law Olmsted, the famous American landscape designer and the father of American landscape architecture, designed many renowned urban parks, including...

Michael Geist

Conservatives Could Face Long, Hot Copyright Summer

michaelgeist.ca -The Hill Times runs a special op-ed (Hill Times version (sub req), homepage version) I wrote that outlines an alternative policy path for the Conservatives on copyright.  If the Ottawa rumour mill is correct, Industry Minister Jim Prentice will introduce copyright reform legislation in the next few weeks.  The d more »

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Michael Geist

Records Indicate Government Misusing Crown Copyright

michaelgeist.ca - As Industry Minister Jim Prentice prepares to introduce new copyright legislation, crown copyright is unlikely to be part of the reform package. My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes that according to documents obtained under the Access to Information Act, there may be a disturbing reason behind the government's reluctance more »

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Martin Stabe

Technolo-J: Tweeting in courtroom provides a new way to cover a murder trial

martinstabe.com/blog -Nice idea, but this would run into a few legal problems here in the UK... more »

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Michael Geist

Calm Copyright

michaelgeist.ca -A promising new forum for Canadian copyright debate. more »

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Michael Geist

Canwest on Copyright Reform

michaelgeist.ca -Canwest features a story on possible copyright reform, focusing on the lobbying from the U.S. government - including a forthcoming trip to the U.S. by members of the IP Caucus - and the continued concern of thousands of Canadians. more »

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Mark Blevis

Criminal charges, access, education and the digital native

www.markblevis.com -Violation of the site’s terms of use notwithstanding, a Brandon, Manitoba teen is facing several criminal charges for impersonating one of his teachers in Facebook.  The charges relate to impersonation with criminal intent. Let’s get a few things out of the way.  I haven’t seen the Facebook profile in question, nor am I an expert in [...] more »

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Brad Feld

All Decisions on Patent Disputes Since 2000 Might Be Invalid

feld.com -When I read the NY Times Article In One Flaw, Questions on Validity of 46 Judges my immediate response was to break out laughing.  Then I said - out loud - "no fucking way."  Then I laughed some more. John Duffy, a law professor at George Washington University Law School just might be my new hero.  According to the NY Ti more »

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Michael Geist

The Conservative Policy on Treaty Ratification in Action

michaelgeist.ca -As Industry Minister Jim Prentice prepared to introduce copyright legislation earlier this year, the Conservatives unveiled a new policy that committed to a 21 day House of Commons review period of any treaty prior to the introduction of any ratifying legislation.  I argued that this would seemingly apply to the WIPO Internet treaties and that the governme more »

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Michael Geist

Getting Beyond Canada's Copyright Myths

michaelgeist.ca -The Hill Times features a special op-ed I wrote based on my presentation last week at the Public Policy Forum's conference on intellectual property.  Getting Beyond Canada's Copyright Myths (Hill Times version (sub required), homepag more »

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