Articles by: Michael Geist

Debunking the “Outdated” Copyright Act Myth

CopyrightWatch debunks claims that the Copyright Act is old and outdated, likely to be a regular theme from Canadian DMCA supporters today. The posting notes that the legislation has been amended 41 times since 1921 (once every two years and two months). The current Act (not including changes from the […]

December 13, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

iTunes TV Shows Come To Canada

On the day when the government will claim that new copyright laws are needed for a digital marketplace, Apple provided yet another example of why the market is managing just fine without a DMCA. Having sorted out the licensing issues, the company has launched a Canadian version of its television […]

December 13, 2007 — 1 comment — News

Toronto Protest of Canadian DMCA

For those in the Toronto area, there will be a protest against the Canadian DMCA outside Queen's Park on Tuesday, December 18th. Details here.

December 12, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

The Fair Copyright for Canada News Feed

The incredible interest in the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook Group – nearly 20,000 strong in 11 days – demonstrates the widespread interest and concern with balanced copyright in Canada. On Thursday, December 13th, Industry Minister Jim Prentice will apparently ignore that concern and introduce the Canadian Digital Millennium Copyright […]

December 12, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — Stop CDMCA

Canadian DMCA To Be Introduced Tomorrow Morning?

There are rumours in Ottawa this evening that Industry Minister Jim Prentice has decided to forge ahead with the Canadian DMCA with the bill to be introduced tomorrow morning. There has obviously been a huge amount of coverage of this issue over the past 48 hours (Montreal Gazette, IT World, […]

December 12, 2007 — 30 comments — News