Articles by: Michael Geist

New Brunswick To Implement Province-Wide Broadband Initiative

The Province of New Brunswick has announced plans to provide province-wide broadband connectivity within the next 18 months.

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January 4, 2009 3 comments News

Canada Border Services Opening Lawyer’s Mail

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak reports that Canada Border Services opened mail addressed to her office at Lang Michener, raising signficant privacy and client confidentiality concerns.

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January 4, 2009 5 comments News

CPCC and Best Buy Resolve Private Copying Dispute

The Canadian Private Copying Collective and retailer Best Buy have resolved a dispute over private copying levies, with the CPCC receiving nearly $1 million in compensation.

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January 4, 2009 1 comment News

The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Technology Law and Policy

There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage of legislative proposals, controversial court cases, and very public battles over the future of the Internet in Canada.  My final technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) takes a look back […]

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December 22, 2008 7 comments Columns

The Letters of the Law: The Year in Canadian Technology Law and Policy

Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 22, 2008 as The Letters of the Law: A Lively Year in Canadian Technology Law and Policy There was rarely a dull moment over the past twelve months in law and technology with no shortage of legislative proposals, controversial court cases, and very […]

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December 22, 2008 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive