Articles by: Michael Geist

Canadian Lawyer on the Canadian Blawging

Thanks to Canadian Lawyer for naming this blog one of Canada's top ten legal blogs.

March 10, 2008 — Comments are Disabled — News

CMEC Renews Call for Educational Exemption

Sam Trosow points to (and dismantles) the latest CMEC call for an Internet exception to cover "free stuff" on the Internet. The CMEC proposal continues to drive a wedge between education groups and discouragingly burns important political capital on an ill-advised reform that is unnecessary and potentially harmful.

March 10, 2008 — 4 comments — News

Everybody Is Jumping on the Levy Bandwagon

Appeared in the Toronto Star on March 10, 2008 as Everybody is Jumping on the Levy Bandwagon From levies on blank CDs to tariffs on background music played in dental offices, Canada has long held the reputation of being a haven for policies that support cultural and creator groups through […]

March 10, 2008 — 8 comments — Columns Archive

Facing Up To Facebook: The Fight For Fair Copyright in Canada

Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering a talk at Osgoode Hall titled Facing Up to Facebook: The Fight for Fair Copyright in Canada. The abstract of the talk was: In December 2007, the Canadian government planned to introduce new copyright legislation that was to have mirrored the U.S. […]