Articles by: Michael Geist

Prentice Calls for “Extensive Copyright Discussions”. . . After the Canadian DMCA Is Introduced

Industry Minister Jim Prentice appeared on CBC's Biznet (RAM file) this morning to talk copyright.  As Prentice talked about companies who "intellectualize property" and copyright as "a fascinating issue and a fascinating piece of legislation," he did not reveal much about the forthcoming bill.  Instead, he relied on the same […]

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January 3, 2008 Comments are Disabled Stop CDMCA

The 2007 CLawBies

I'm grateful to have been named Best Canadian Law Blog for the second time in Steve Matthew's Canadian Law Blog Awards.  This year is particularly special, however, given that I share the award with one of my favourite bloggers, Rob Hyndman.  Thanks to Steve and thanks to everyone who reads, […]

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January 2, 2008 2 comments News

Quebec Bloggers on the Canadian DMCA

Greg Sadetsky proposes a great new year's resolution, while Miguel Tremblay laments the lack of Quebec coverage of the issue.

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January 2, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

Public Domain Day 2008

Wallace returns with his annual public domain day list, concluding that "it's your past, your cultural heritage, your public domain. Promote it, celebrate it, and use it, or we will lose it."

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January 1, 2008 Comments are Disabled News

CBC’s The Hour on the Canadian Copyfight

I recently appeared on CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos to discuss the mounting Canadian copyfight in the face of reform that might result in a Canadian DMCA.

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December 30, 2007 Comments are Disabled News Interviews, Tv / Radio, Video