The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) is a legal clinic at the

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focused on maintaining fair and balanced policy making in Canada related to technology. Founded in the fall of 2003 by

Michael Geist Michael Allen Geist (born July 11, 1968) 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. Geist was educated at the Univers ...

, its headquarters is at the

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, Common Law Section.

History and mission

CIPPIC was initially founded on a grant from an

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cy-près fund that was matched by the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce. In 2007, it received a major donation from professors Robert J. Glushko and

Pamela Samuelson Pamela Samuelson is the Richard M. Sherman '74 Distinguished Professor of Law and Information Management at the University of California, Berkeley with a joint appointment in the UC Berkeley School of Information and Boalt Hall, the School of Law ...

which ensured that CIPPIC would be able to continue its operations. CIPPIC continues to operate through donations and the support of the University of Ottawa. CIPPIC has as its mission "to fill voids in public policy debates on technology law issues, ensure balance in policy and law-making processes, and provide legal assistance to under-represented organizations and individuals on matters involving the intersection of law and technology" and "to provide a high quality and rewarding clinical legal education experience to students of law."

Projects and initiatives

* June 2008 - Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic is part of a coalition against the proposed Canadian copyright legislation known as Bill C-61. The controversial bill would strengthen the position of copyright holders with

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-style provisions. * May 2008 - CIPPIC files

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complaint against

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* January 2008 - CIPPIC calls on government to establish a central, online registry of corporate data breaches.

References

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External links

Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest ClinicMichael Geist
University of Ottawa Privacy organizations 2003 establishments in Ontario Educational institutions established in 2003