Articles by: Michael Geist

NUPGE Calls for Net Neutrality Consultations

The National Union of Public and General Employees has issued a call to the government to hold open, public consultations on net neutrality.

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February 26, 2008 1 comment News

Desire2Learn Loses Patent Case in Texas

Last year, I wrote about a patent lawsuit launched by Blackboard against Waterloo-based Desire2Learn.  On Friday, a jury in Texas ruled against the Canadian company, awarding $3.1 million in damages.

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February 26, 2008 1 comment News

Canadians Play a Lead Role in Books 2.0

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 25, 2008 as Canadians Are Playing Key Role in 'Books 2.0' Last year, the Department of Canadian Heritage commissioned Turner-Riggs, a Vancouver-based market-analysis company, to study the Canadian book retail market.  The resulting report – The Book Retail Sector in Canada – has […]

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February 25, 2008 1 comment Columns Archive

The SAC “Distraction”

The Songwriters Association of Canada proposal to fully legalize peer-to-peer file sharing by adding a $5 levy to the monthly Internet bill has generated considerable discussion over the past week.  Much of that discussion has been negative with many Canadians arguing that they don't download music and should not be […]

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February 25, 2008 20 comments News

Canadian Government on ICANN

The Canadian government has submitted to comments to the U.S. government on the continuing ICANN oversight.

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February 24, 2008 Comments are Disabled News