Michael Allen Geist was born on July 11,1968 and is a Canadian academic, the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa and a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society.
22 Facts About Michael Geist
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Michael Geist has been a visiting professor at universities around the world including the University of Haifa, Hong Kong University, and Tel Aviv University.
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Michael Geist is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation.
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Michael Geist is a regular columnist in The Globe and Mail, the editor of several monthly technology law publications, and the author of www.
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Michael Geist serves on many boards, including Ingenium, Internet Archive Canada, and the EFF Advisory Board.
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Michael Geist is the chair of Waterfront Toronto's Digital Strategy Advisory Panel.
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Michael Geist was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2018 and was awarded the Vox Libera Award for his contribution to freedom of expression by Canadian Journalists for Freedom of Expression in 2018.
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Michael Geist has received numerous other awards for his work including the University of Ottawa Open Access Award in 2016, Kroeger Award for Policy Leadership and the Public Knowledge IP3 Award in 2010, the Les Fowlie Award for Intellectual Freedom from the Ontario Library Association in 2009, the EFF's Pioneer Award in 2008, and Canarie's IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada.
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Michael Geist was named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2002.
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Michael Geist has received widespread public attention from mainstream and citizen media for leading the public response to Canadian copyright law.
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Michael Geist has continued to play a prominent role on copyright in Canada, with numerous articles, speeches, books, and appearances before House of Commons and Senate committees on the subject.
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Michael Geist argued that while Bill C-11 had some valid points, it was too restrictive because it did not take a balanced approach and it was "primarily about satisfying US pressure, not public opinion".
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Michael Geist was similarly active in assessing the implications of the Trans Pacific Partnership and reforms to NAFTA, later called the USMCA in the United States or CUSMA in Canada.
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In 2011, Michael Geist criticized the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's history of inability to foster an atmosphere of competition that would allow third-party internet service providers to gain a foothold in the Canadian market.
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Michael Geist did note, with the CRTC's usage based oral hearing on July 19,2011, that they were making efforts to address this lack of competition and criticized Bell Canada and other major companies for their involvement in limiting smaller ISPs.
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Michael Geist has been a vocal supporter of net neutrality in Canada, writing widely on the subject and frequently discussing the issue in the mainstream media.
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Michael Geist is the editor of the Canadian Privacy Law Review and served on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Expert Advisory Board.
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Michael Geist is the editor of the 2015 book, Law, Privacy and Surveillance in Canada in the Post-Snowden Era.
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Michael Geist has regularly appeared before House of Commons committees to discuss privacy and potential reforms.
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In 2018, Michael Geist opposed a proposal to establish a website-blocking system in Canada to be overseen by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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Michael Geist wrote dozens of widely cited posts on concerns with the proposal.
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Michael Geist was named one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40 in 2002.