Articles by: Michael Geist

WIPO and Canada’s Obligations

Howard Knopf again focuses on the legal implications (or non-implications) of Canada having signed the WIPO Internet treaties.

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February 11, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

The Race Toward Clean Cloud Computing

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 11, 2008 as Our Heads Should Be In The Clouds Imagine a world where most of the functions of our personal computers – running applications, communicating, and storing data – would not take place on those computers but rather at massive computer server […]

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February 11, 2008 2 comments Columns Archive

The Race Toward Clean Cloud Computing

Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 11, 2008 as Our Heads Should Be In The Clouds Imagine a world where most of the functions of our personal computers – running applications, communicating, and storing data – would not take place on those computers but rather at massive computer server […]

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February 11, 2008 Comments are Disabled Columns Archive

Broadcasters Claim Copyright at the Breaking Point

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters, which represents television and radio broadcasters across the country, has jumped into the copyright reform debate.  In an op-ed in this week's Hill Times, CAB President Glenn O'Farrell warns that radio broadcasters are at the breaking point on copyright, pointing to escalating tariffs that could […]

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February 11, 2008 15 comments News

Unlocking Access

Last week, I visited Australia to deliver several talks on copyright, open access, and Internet regulation.  My talk on open access – which focuses on why adopting open access models can help counter restrictive contractual terms and copyright laws – has been posted online by the University of Melbourne's Information […]

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February 11, 2008 1 comment News