Articles by: Michael Geist

Media Coverage of the Lobby Interference With Conference Board Study

The Ottawa Citizen runs the story in the front section; slightly longer Canwest article as well as coverage from the Vancouver Sun's Gillian Shaw.

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June 4, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

Vuze Study Finds P2P Users Are Hollywood’s Best Customers

Vuze has released a new survey it commissioned that found that P2P users attend more movies, rent more movies, and purchase more DVDs than general Internet users (hat tip: Ars Technica).

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June 4, 2009 — 5 comments — News

Copycense on a History of The Special 301 Report

Copycense has a great piece that explores the history of the U.S. Special 301 list, dating back to the mid-1970s and the efforts of IBM and Pfizer to promote global intellectual property protection.

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June 4, 2009 — Comments are Disabled — News

Ombud for Victims of Crime Calls For ISPs To Disclose CNA Data Without Court Oversight

The Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime has issued a new report calling on the government to introduce legislation to make it mandatory for ISPs to give law enforcement basic customer name and address information upon request.

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June 4, 2009 — 3 comments — News

Billboard Reports Canadian Copyright Consultation This Summer

Billboard reports what has been long rumoured (and was indicated by a Clement spokesperson in April) – the government will launch a consultation on copyright this summer with the goal of bringing forward a bill by the end of the year.

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June 3, 2009 — 4 comments — News