Articles by: Michael Geist

Lessig on How the DMCA Stifles Political Speech

Larry Lessig pens an op-ed in the NY Times explaining how the DMCA has resulted in copyright law being used as a tool for censorship.

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October 21, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Canadian Parties Practice Politics 1.0 in a Web 2.0 World

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 20, 2008 as Parties Stick With Obsolete Strategies Business increasingly recognizes the need for an Internet strategy that engages current and prospective customers.  The days of "brochure-ware" websites that do little more than describe the company and its products or services are gradually […]

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October 20, 2008 1 comment Columns Archive

NB Politician Files Human Rights Complaint Over Lack of Broadband Access

The Daily Gleaner reports that Jack Carr, a Conservative candidate in a New Brunswick by-election, has filed a human rights complaint over the lack of high-speed Internet access in rural parts of the province.  The complaint names the provincial government, Aliant, and Rogers.

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October 20, 2008 2 comments News

CRTC Delays CAIP v. Bell Decision

The CBC reports that the CRTC has announced that its decision in the Bell v. CAIP decision has been delayed until November.

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October 19, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Hyndman on Canada’s Seinfeld Election

Rob Hyndman has a great post on the just concluded national election "about nothing, held for no reason."

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October 19, 2008 Comments are Disabled News