Michael Geist | |
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 Michael Geist in October 2007 | |
| Born | Michael Allen Geist July 11, 1968 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Western Ontario, Osgoode Hall Law School, Cambridge University and the Columbia Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and Canada Research Chair |
| Employer | University of Ottawa |
| Website | michaelgeist |
Michael Allen Geist is a Canadian academic, and the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. He is the editor of four books on copyright law and privacy law,[1] and he edits two newsletters on Canadian information technology and privacy law.[2]
Geist writes syndicated columns for some of Canada's largest newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star.[3] His blog on the Internet and intellectual property law is a three-time Best Canadian Law Blog winner.[3]
Geist was named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2002,[4] and Canadian Lawyer magazine identified Geist as one of the country's 25 most influential lawyers.[3] He has been listed globally as one of the top fifty influential people in regard to intellectual property by Managing Intellectual Property.[5] Geist has received the Electronic Frontier Foundation's EFF Pioneer Award, and the Public Knowledge IP3 Award, regarded as two of the top digital rights awards in the world.[3]
All Geist's books and articles are published under Creative Commons or open access licences.[3]
- ^ "Michael Geist, Books".
- ^ "Michael Geist, Newsletters".
- ^ a b c d e "Connection Award Winner: Michael Geist". Government of Canada: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. May 11, 2012.
- ^ Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Meet the 50 Most Influential People in IP", Managing Intellectual Property, July 1, 2010