home Research and innovation All news Prof. Geist Referenced in National Post Editorial Published on January 15, 2015 Centre for Law, Technology and Society Technology Law, Ethics and Policy Professor Michael Geist was recently referenced in an editorial by the National Post, exploring how “The Tories’ much-vaunted ‘made-in-Canada’ copyright law is already showing cracks.” From the editorial: “Last week, University of Ottawa law professor and Internet policy expert Michael Geist revealed notices being sent by Rightscorp — a U.S.-based company that tries to collect settlements on intellectual property violations — that contain false and misleading statements...To make matters worse, Mr. Geist has uncovered documents showing that Industry Minister James Moore was made fully aware the system was ripe for abuse when the law was being drafted in 2012.”Click here to read the National Post article.