Articles by: Michael Geist

The CWTA Response

Yesterday I posted a link to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association's letter to the editor responding to my recent text-message column.  The letter claims that my comment that "consumers pay more, but get less" is inaccurate.  Yet consider the claims made in the letter: "recent figures from Merrill Lynch confirm […]

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August 14, 2008 20 comments News

HNIC, the CBC, and Copyright

The Tea Makers features an exhaustive examination of the copyfight over the Hockey Night in Canada theme song.

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August 14, 2008 1 comment News

61 Reforms to C-61, Day 38: TPMs – No DRM Regulatory Authority

One of the ongoing concerns with anti-circumvention provisions is the prospect that the legal rules create incentives to use – and possibly misuse – DRM.  France, which many people hold up as an example of a country that prioritizes copyright and creator protection, has many of the same concerns about […]

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August 13, 2008 8 comments News

Canwest Covers Bell PVR and C-61 Issue

Canwest covers the Bell "record forever" PVR issue and the effect of Bill C-61. Update: Additional coverage from Le Journal de Montreal. 

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August 13, 2008 4 comments News

Wireless Industry Association Responds to Text-Message Column

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association responds to my recent column on text-messaging, taking issue with the comment that Canadian consumers pay more, but get less.

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August 13, 2008 8 comments News