Prof. Michael Geist

Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa, where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology, and Society. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Cambridge University in the UK, and another Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Columbia Law School in New York, as well as a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School. Dr. Geist is the editor of several copyright books, the author of a popular blog on Internet and intellectual property law issues, and the creator of Law Bytes, one of Canada’s leading technology law podcasts. Dr. Geist serves on many boards, including Internet Archive Canada and the EFF Advisory Board. He was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2018 and has received numerous awards for his work, including the Public Knowledge IP3 Award and the EFF’s Pioneer Award