[Air-L] Facing up to Facebook - Michael Geist at Osgoode March 5 (Livecast available!)

[Giuseppina D'Agostino/osgoode]

As part of Osgoode's Putting Theory to Practice (PTTP) lecture series, we 
invite you to the attend the following event or join us through a live 
webcast at Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto: 

Professor Michael Geist - Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce 
Law, 
University of Ottawa

"Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada"

In December 2007, the Canadian government planned to introduce new 
copyright legislation that was to have mirrored the U.S. Digital 
Millennium Copyright Act. A Facebook group was formed to advocate against 
such reforms and for balanced copyright laws. Within weeks, nearly 40,000 
Canadians joined the group, with members writing and calling their elected 
representatives, educating their local communities, and staging public 
protests. In the face of this opposition, the Canadian government delayed 
introducing the legislation. The "Canadian copy-fight" attracted 
considerable attention from the mainstream media, with many wondering how 
copyright had emerged as a contentious policy issue. This talk will assess 
the Canadian experience in an effort to answer the oft-asked question – 
"why copyright?".


When: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 2:40 - 4:00 room 102 Osgoode Hall Law 
School 
Webcast link (in Windows Media format): 
http://www.yorku.ca/dapina/lw2970/ip/?p=170

Feel free to email us your questions for Prof Michael Geist at 
ipilogue at gmail.com 
Do troubleshoot prior to the talk and advise if you have any problems, 
reach us at ipilogue at gmail.com

Dr. Michael Geist is the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce 
Law at the University of Ottawa. His articles and government reports on 
the Internet and technology law are published regularly in the Toronto 
Star and BBC. Dr. Geist is the creator and editor of BNA's Internet Law 
News, editor of the Canadian Privacy Law Review, founder of the Ontario 
Research Network for E-Commerce, and is on the advisory board of several 
leading Internet law publications. Dr. Geist serves on the Privacy 
Commissioner of Canada's Expert Advisory Board and has served on the board 
of several organizations such as the Canadian Internet Registration 
Authority and Canada's National Task Force on Spam. In 2003, Dr. Geist 
received the Ontario Premier Research Excellence Award, was named one of 
Canada Top 40 Under 40, and received the Public Leadership Award from 
Canarie for his contribution to the Internet in Canada.

Everyone is welcome!


Dr Giuseppina D'Agostino
Assistant Professor
Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON
Canada  M3J 1P3
+1.416.736.5319
gdagostino at osgoode.yorku.ca