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"Fraud, Let's Talk About It!"
Speakers:
Dr. Michael Geist, law professor at University of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law
Sgt. Robert Moore, Commercial Crime Branch, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Keith McIntosh, Senior Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
Lisa Campbell, Deputy Commissioner, Fair Business Practices Branch, Competition Bureau
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Room DMS 12110, Desmarais Hall
Deirdre G. Martin Memorial Lecture on Privacy Law
"Is Privacy at risk of becoming a real Human Right? Perspectives from Europe and Developing Countries"
Speaker: Dr. Gus Hosein, Deputy Director, Privacy International, and Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 4:00pm
Gowlings Moot Court Room (FTX 147)
(details)
"Negotiating ‘Girl’ Online: Practice Speaks to Theory"
Speakers: Professors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 11:30am – 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
"Governmental Data Mining"
Speaker: Tal Zarsky, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa Faculty of Law, and January Term Professor, University of Ottawa
Friday, January 6, 2012, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
(details)
"Knowledge Governance and Global Development"
Speakers:
Chidi Oguamanam, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Jeremy deBeer, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Peter K Yu, Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law and Director, Intellectual Property Law Center, Drake University Law School
Anesh Maistry, Deputy Head of Mission, South African High Commission
Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 4:30pm
Gowlings Moot Court (FTX 147), Fauteux Hall
(details)
"Infringement by Accident? Subconscious Copying in the Digital Age"
Speaker: Stuart Svonkin, Partner, Torys LLP
Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
(details)
"The SCC Copyright Pentalogy"
Speakers:
David Fewer, Director, Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
Jeremy de Beer, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law
Jay Kerr-Wilson, Partner, Fasken Martineau LLP
Glen Bloom, Partner, Osler LLP
Mario Bouchard, General Counsel, Copyright Board of Canada
Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 4:30-6:00pm
Room DMS 12110, Desmarais Hall
(details)
"Network surveillance: Is new technology changing privacy law?"
Speaker: Dr. Milton L. Mueller, Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
(details)
"The Killer App"
Speakers: Professors Marina Pavlovic, Michael Geist, Jennifer Chandler and Ian Kerr
Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 11:30am – 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
(details)
“Liberties Lost?: Surveillance Since 9/11”
Panelists: Maher Arar, Alex Neve, and Maureen Webb
Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Alumni Auditorium in the University Centre
University of Ottawa
For more information, click here.
"New Directions in Canadian IP Law and Policy"
On March 31, 2011 the Centre for Law Technology and Society will host "New Directions in Canadian IP Law and Policy" an event to launch the books “Canadian Trademark Law” by Professor Teresa Scassa, and “Intellectual Property: The Law in Canada, 2nd Ed.” by Professors Daniel Gervais and Elizabeth Judge. (details)
Deirdre G. Martin Memorial Lecture on Privacy Law
"Why privacy online is different, and why it isn't"
Speaker: Helen Nissenbaum, Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 4:30pm
Gowlings Moot Court Room (FTX 147B)
"When commodities seduce and alienate: The case of video surveillance operation"
Speaker: Gavin J. D. Smith, Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney, and Honorary Visiting Fellow, Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism, City University London.
Friday, February 11, 2011, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Fauteux Hall (FTX 102)
"A Half-Century of Information Technology: Have we Improved Access to Justice?"
Speaker: Ejan Mackaay, Emeritus Professor, University of Montreal
Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 11:30am-12:30pm
Fauteux Hall (FTX 147)
Please note: this lecture will be in French only
Making Privacy Protection More Effective for Canadians
A lecture in honour of Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart’s reappointment
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 4pm – 5:30pm
Desmarais Building, Room 12102
55 Laurier Avenue East
A reception will follow
(details)"Is the IP pendulum swinging? Does anybody care?
Speaker: Andrew Shaughnessy, Partner, Torys LLP
Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 11:30am-1:00pm
Fauteux Hall (FTX 351)
(details)
Infrastructures of Free Expression Online
Speaker: Dr. Laura DeNardis, Executive Director, Yale Information Society Project
Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
DEFAMATION 2.0: Free Expression and Reputation on the Social Web
Date: Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Time: 1:00-2:30 pm
Place: 147 Fauteux Hall
Launch: From "Radical Extremism" to" Balanced Copyright": Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda
Edited by Professor Michael Geist
Published by Irwin Law
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 3:30pm
Desmarais Building, Room 12102
55 Laurier Avenue East
Reception to follow
How to manage re-identification risk when disclosing health information for secondary purposes
Speaker: Khaled El Emam
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 11:30am – 1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
Privacy 2.0: Between Fears and Fantasies
Speaker: Vincent Gautrais
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
iConsumers and Access to Justice
Speaker: Marina Pavlovic
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
Taking Stock of Tech: Reflections on Law, Technology and Society
Friday, March 5th and Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Tabaret Hall, Room 112
(details)
CopyLEFT Mixer and Centre Launch
Date: Thursday March 4th, 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm
Location: SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
(details)
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board: Excessive Price Guidelines and Innovation in Canada
Speakers: Marc-André Gagnon and a member of the PMPRB
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room FTX 361, Fauteux Hall
(details)
Deirdre G. Martin Memorial Lecture on Privacy Law
Coming to Terms with Chance: Exploring Policy Options and Alternatives
Speaker: Oscar Gandy
Thursday, February 25, 2010, 4:30pm
Gowlings Moot Court Room (FTX 147A)
Global Intellectual Property Intersectionality
Speaker: Maggie Chon
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room FTX 351, Fauteux Hall
Canadian Libel Law Enters the 21st Century: The Public Interest Responsible Communication Defence
Speakers: Richard Dearden and Wendy Wagner
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 11:30am-1pm
Room FTX 137, Fauteux Hall
Poster Powerpoint
"Combining Copyright and Class Actions: Recipe for Disaster?"
Speaker: Andrew Bernstein
Tuesday, November 25, 2009, 11:30am-1:00pm
Fauteux Hall (FTX 351)
Poster
"Calibrating the Balance: The Utility of a Human Rights Framework in the Access to Medicines Debate"
Speaker: Dan Cahoy
Tuesday, October 21, 2009, 11:30am-1:00pm
Fauteux Hall (FTX 351)
Poster
"Breaking Free of Moral Panics: The Quest for Effective Copyright"
Speaker: William Patry
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 5:00pm
Gowlings Moot Court Room (FTX 147)
Poster
"A Creator's Case for Copyleft: How Less Copyright Sold More Books"
Speaker: Cory Doctorow
Thursday, September 17, 2009, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room FTX 359, Fauteux Hall
Poster