Articles by: Michael Geist

Precedent Magazine on the Canadian Copyfight

Precedent, a Canadian legal publication, features a cover story on the Canadian copyfight.

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December 16, 2008 1 comment News

The Year in Open Access

Heather Morrison has a great post chronicling the year in open access.

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December 16, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

O’Farrell Leaving the CAB

Canadian Association of Broadcasters President Glenn O'Farrell has announced that he's stepping down early next year.

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December 16, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

CRTC New Media Regulation Proposals Take Shape

Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 15, 2008 as CRTC Internet Regulation Proposals Take Shape The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission new media hearings are not scheduled to begin until mid-February, yet they have already attracted more than their fair share of controversy.  With talk of imposing a tax […]

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December 15, 2008 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

CRTC Orders Telcos To Match Broadband Speeds for Independent ISPs

The CBC reports that the CRTC has ordered Canadian telecommunications companies to offer the same Internet speeds to smaller wholesale customers as they themselves sell on a retail basis.  The case arises from a complaint by Cybersurf, which argued that the DSL service it was able to offer its retail […]

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December 13, 2008 14 comments News