Speakers
Jeremy deBeer
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Common Law
University of Ottawa
Professor Jeremy F. deBeer is a law professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Common Law, specializing in classic and intellectual property law.
Prior to joining the faculty's law and technology group, Professor deBeer was awarded a BCL (First Class) from the University of Oxford. He also holds a LL.B (Silver Medallist with Great Distinction) and a B.Comm (Great Distinction) from the University of Saskatchewan, and has studied law at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He has won numerous academic prizes and scholarships at each University.
Professor deBeer is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, who was employed previously by the Department of Justice, as legal counsel to the Copyright Board of Canada. He was law clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice A.M. Linden of the Federal Court of Appeal, and has worked at the law firm of Macleod Dixon LLP in Calgary, Alberta.
Professor deBeer is the Intellectual Property Law and Policy research theme leader with the EDGE (Emerging Dynamic Global Economies) Network, a group of leading thinkers in international economics, business, law, political science and public policy. He sits on numerous boards and committees, including the Internal Advisory Board of the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, and the Advisory Board of the Indian Journal of Law & Technology in Bangalore, India.
His own current research revolves around various aspects of intellectual property. Professor deBeer has recently written about the constitutional implications of copyrights, digital rights management systems and levies, as well as the role of copyrights in the music and entertainment industries and the notion of balance in intellectual property law. Ongoing projects address the impact of agricultural biotechnology patents on classic property rights, global food security and other humanitarian issues. Professor deBeer is also interested in administrative law and litigation, and has experience arguing on this subject at the appellate level. He is co-author of Standards of Review of Federal Administrative Tribunals, now in its second edition.
In 2005-06, Professor deBeer is teaching Property Law to most of the first-year students at uOttawa. He has previously taught Property, Torts and Legal Research & Writing. In the summer of 2006, Professor deBeer will teach Digital Music and The Law as a visiting professor at the Universidad de Puerto Rico.Register for the Summit
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Speakers and Topics That Matter
The Summit on Intellectual Property and Digital Media is proud to host speakers from all sides of the featured issues. Cable programmers, legal experts, systems operators, and academics come together to inform our discussions and generate new understanding.
Sessions at the Summit will include: Consumer Behavior in a Digital World, Current Legal and Regulatory Landscape, Technological Change and New Business Models, and Digital Rights Management.
