Elizabeth Farries
Ph.D. Candidate
c/o Law School
House 39
Trinity College, Dublin 2
Fax: (01) 677 0449
Email: farriese@tcd.ie
Ph.D. Thesis: Involuntary Exposure: Exploring Copyright Solutions to Unauthorised Intimate Photos Online
Supervisors: Prof Ivana Bacik and Dr. Giuseppe Mazziotti
Biography | Professional Qualifications | Awards | Research Interests |
Education Details | Employment Details | Memberships / Associations | Publications |
Biography
Elizabeth Farries is a Canadian lawyer with a practice background in intellectual property law and litigation and a research background in intellectual property, cyber crimes, and civil rights matters. She has assisted a variety of clients with legal matters, from high profile international corporations to individuals on the margins.
Awards
- Frances E Moran Research Studentship 2015-2016, Trinity College Dublin
- Canadian Association of Geographers Best Masters Paper
- Joseph Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)
- Alberta Law Foundation Scholarship for academic standing (declined)
- Stephen Canning Memorial Scholarship for record of service
- Edythe Hembroff-Scheicher Scholarship for women in science
Research Interests
- Intellectual property
- Information and communication technologies
- Law and policy
- Law and gender
- Feminist Legal theory
- Human rights
Education Details
- Doctor in Philosophy (PhD) Candidate - Trinity College, Dublin (2015 - )
- MI, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, 2013-2015
- JD, School of Law, University of Victoria, 2007 - 2010
- BSc, Biology, University of Victoria, 2001 - 2005
Employment Details
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin, School of Law
- Research Assistant, Dr. Leslie Regan Shade, University of Toronto, 2014- 2015
- Practicum Student, Ministry of Attorney General Law Library and Bora Laskin Law Library, Toronto Canada, 2014
- Lawyer, Stevens Virgin, Vancouver BC, 2012 - 2013
- Student, Articled Student, Barrister and Solicitor, Smart & Biggar, Vancouver, Canada, 2009 - 2011
- Law Practicum Student, Maliiganik Tukisiiniakvik, Iqaluit, Canada 2009
- Law Practicum Student, BC Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria, Canada, 2008
Memberships /Associations /Representations
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Toronto Association of Law Librarians
- Member, Canadian Association of Law Librarians
Publications
“Hate Crimes in Cyberspace,” (forthcoming) Feminism & Psychology
“Copyright law: Shifting the balance in favour of digital access,” Feliciter, 60(5), 35-6 October 2014
“Fuji Television Network, Inc v. Ramesh Suri, 2011 TMOB 194 - confusion, the expense of the wares should not limit trade-mark protection” Canadian ReMARKS, Winter 2011
“Summary judgment and summary trial: Factors affecting availability of summary disposition in IP disputes under the new Federal Court Rules,” (co-author: Karen F. MacDonald), IP Perspectives, Autumn 2011
“Stop the Needless Killing of British Columbia’s Grizzly Bears,” (co-author: Chris Genovali), Huffington Post, July 2010 (republished in Counterpunch)
The Endangered Species Toolkit: A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Biodiversity in British Columbia (Forward by Margaret Atwood, co-authored with Jill Thompson and Ana Simeon of Legal Sierra), Victoria, BC: Sierra Club, 2008
“Sociolegal dimensions of belonging: Islamic women who veil in Quebec,” CAGONT, York University, October 2014
“Preparing for trial management conferences,” LA Law: BC’s Annual Paralegal Programme, September 2012