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Barry's presentation is now online and can be found here
Bio
Barry B. Sookman is a partner with McCarthy Tétrault and head of its Internet
and Electronic Commerce Group in Toronto. He is one of Canada's foremost authorities
in the area of Information Technology Law and is the author of the three volume
text entitled Sookman: Computer Law: Acquiring and Protecting Information
Technology (1989-1999) and the four volume text Sookman: Computer, Internet
and Electronic Commerce Law. He also lectures and writes extensively on legal
issues related to computer, electronic commerce and Internet law.
Mr. Sookman is a member of the Joint Copyright Committee of the Canadian Bar
Association and Patent Trademark Institute of Canada (PTIC). Mr. Sookman is
a past chairman of the Canadian Bar Association - Computer and Computer-Related
Technology section. He is a member of the Association Litteraire et Artistique
Internationale and the Computer Law Association. Mr. Sookman is a Director
of the Canadian IT Law Association. He is also a member of the University
of Toronto Faculty of Law Centre for Innovation's Advisory Board.