Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The political and policy battles over lawful access have been going on for decades, cutting across multiple governments both Liberal and Conservative. The government plans to revisit its plans for online harms, but the lawful access issue is sure to return. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.

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Michael Geist

JANUARY 30, 2023

Digital policy may not attract top line attention, but it has emerged as one of the government’s most active issues. This week’s Law Bytes podcast provides a preview of the upcoming session, looking at what may lie ahed for issues such as telecom policy, privacy reform, Bills C-11 and C-18, copyright, and trade policy.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

A few days ago, Fashion Law London held another (online) event – this time focussed on the role of online retail marketplaces. It was highlighted that fashion has in recent years been a target sector for competition authorities and that, unfortunately, law and regulation is often behind the technology curve.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 25, 2022

This week’s Law Bytes podcast departs from the typical approach as this past week was anything but typical. The post The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 126: Why Canada’s Online Harms Consultation Was a Transparency and Policy Failure appeared first on Michael Geist. Those submissions cast the process in a new light.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 8, 2022

John and I were both participants at the Industry committee hearing into the outage and he joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss what we learned and what more can be done from a regulatory, legal, and policy perspective. PIAC was the first to file a request with the CRTC seeking an inquiry into the outage.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 19, 2023

With Parliament set to break this week for the summer, this week’s Law Bytes podcast provides a half-year report on what happened over the past six months. Show Notes: Bill C-11 Policy Direction CRTC Bill C-11 Consultations Lawful Access Consultation The post The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 171: What Just Happened?

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The launch raises a myriad of legal, ethical, privacy, and policy issues as jurisdictions around the world grapple with the continued global pandemic and the unusual requirements of demonstrating vaccination in order to enter some public or private spaces. Show Notes: Vaccine Passports/Certificates: Law, Ethics & Policy.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The digital policy issues that grabbed attention throughout the spring – Bill C-10, online harms, wireless pricing – were largely absent from the discussion and in some cases even from party platforms. Laura Tribe , the executive director of OpenMedia, joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss digital policies and the 2021 election campaign.

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This week’s Law Bytes podcast is an audio version of that talk, which traces the development of Canadian broadcast policy as applied to the Internet and recounts how a relatively uncontroversial bill when first introduced sparked a firestorm that is still raging. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 25, 2021

NDP MP Charlie Angus has been a consistent – and persistent – voice on digital policies since his election to the House of Commons in 2004. Last week, Angus called a press conference to unveil his six point plan for digital policy, which emphasized accountability, privacy reform, and algorithmic transparency.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 25, 2024

One of 2023’s more significant — and potentially disruptive — developments in business and culture was the arrival of a slew of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. At the beginning of 2023, ChatGPT quickly captured our attention with its ability to deliver cogent, polished answers to most questions.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 2, 2023

Here are some of the major law and policy developments in the world of psychedelics from the past year.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2023

Design protection continues to be a priority for governments around the world. Global design protection is gradually becoming more modern and harmonized. Building on earlier developments, China made progress to implement examination of partial designs. Australia implemented a grace period for designs.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The ability of copyright owners to experiment with different marketing strategies is fundamental to copyright law. And under our dual system of government, where federal law reigns supreme, it is well-settled that the states are powerless to interfere in ways that conflict with the nationwide scheme established by Congress.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The outlines of global design protection change regularly, with every year bringing significant updates in at least some major jurisdictions. In general the changes bend toward greater alignment and the emergence of international norms.

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Olartemoure Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

Download Provisional refusal guide Topics of interest Antitrust Competition Law Compliance Copyright and Entertainment Law Corporate Law Data privacy Innovation Legal Design Litigation Patents Regulatory affairs Trademarks Data privacy policy Do you accept our data privacy policy?

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On November 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office issued a Federal Register Notice (Notice) announcing the offices’ joint study of intellectual property (IP) issues related to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The government plans to release its final policy direction on Bill C-11 today just days ahead of the start of a weeks-long series of hearings at the CRTC on the Online Streaming Act (I am scheduled to appear in early December). St-Onge continues that approach with her comments about the Bill C-11 policy direction.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2022

government, setting public policy is the sole and exclusive domain of Congress. The laws they pass effectuate the public policy positions that Congress alone has the power to set. In law, words are everything. Senator Tillis’ Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022, S.4734,

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 15, 2024

However, corresponding drug prices have long been an animating issue in American law and policy. Pharmaceutical patents have proven to be a highly effective incentive for groundbreaking innovation. By: Fish & Richardson

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In 2021, Florida and Texas enacted “social media censorship” laws. These laws were never serious policy proposals; instead, the legislatures simply wanted to signal to voters that they hated “Big Tech.” ACLU case from 1997), the laws clearly violated the First Amendment in several ways.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 2, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing. Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel. Listen to this podcast episode here.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 17, 2024

The podcast provides key insights into the current state of affairs, focusing on the NIL guidance and policies coming directly from the NCAA; the various passed and amended state NIL laws; and NIL enforcement, including how the NCAA, state attorneys general, and other regulators may investigate and punish schools for NIL.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 8, 2024

Sage Policy Profiles , a new web-based tool from Sage and Overton , lets researchers uncover and understand the influence their evidence-based research may have on public policy by identifying citations of the work in policy documents, think tank publications, and working papers.

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Michael Geist

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Digital policy has been the source of seemingly never-ending frustration for years in Canada. Awful but lawful content – including misinformation or disinformation – is unlikely to be part of the bill. That can’t possibly meet the definition of common sense for many Canadians. appeared first on Michael Geist.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 2, 2023

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board denied an application to register a trademark for essential oil dispensers meant to fill smoking devices with cannabis-based oils. Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler talk about this case on this episode of The Briefing. By: Weintraub Tobin

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 1, 2024

Welcome to the second edition of The Leisure Law Insider! It will be released quarterly, covering the latest news and developments in leisure and hospitality law, regulation, and policy. By: Akerman LLP

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The University of Akron School of Law IP Center is hiring a Visiting Assistant Research Professor. The job is an entry level position ideal for a recent law grad who wants to work in IP law policy. This is a one-year fellowship, renewable for a second year.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Office has decided to do a study on whether legislative or regulatory steps are necessary to address the copyright law and policy questions that arise from generative AI. Copyright Office issued a notice of inquiry (NOI) regarding copyright and artificial intelligence (AI). By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

4-5 April 2024: 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference The Emily C. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School will hold its 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference on 4 and 5 April 2024. Click here for details and to register. & John E. More information here.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 17, 2023

On September 15, 2023, a new law was signed in New York that prohibits employers from requiring that employees assign certain intellectual property rights to their employer. By: Cozen O'Connor

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

The social media company allegedly failed to respond adequately to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy. Among other things, this includes claims that X’s repeat infringer policy was inadequate and that it willingly turned a blind eye to pirating users, especially those who have a blue checkmark.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 4, 2023

New Artificial Intelligence Initiative - On March 16, 2023, the USCO launched the new AI Initiative to examine the copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (AI), including the scope of copyright in works. This guide is a high level overview and a collection of materials relating to the AI Initiative.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Native American Law & Policy practice group at Dentons US LLP brings you the latest on federal policies, legal news, and events in the Indigenous art and fashion world. By: Dentons

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 13, 2023

The past year has provided decades' worth of developments across law and policy in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies. If 2022 was the breakthrough year for accessible AI, then 2023 can so far be deemed as the first year of likely many more to come in the era of an AI inquisition.

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