Articles by: Michael Geist

What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part Two

The Washington Post features a story on a 19th year old who filmed a 20 second clip of Transformers in a theatre to show her brother.  She now faces up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

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August 2, 2007 3 comments News

What the Spring Legislation Might Mean, Part One

Common Ground has a great article by Vancouver artist Kimberly Baker focusing on the impact of Bill C-47, the recently enacted Olympic marks bill (thanks Nicolas).

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August 2, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

CIRA Searching for a New CEO

CIRA announced this evening that Bernard Turcotte, its long-time CEO, will be leaving the organization later this year.  The dot-ca domain agency is launching a nation-wide search for a replacement.

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August 2, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

CP on PC

The Canadian Press has a story on the private copying levy that includes comments from David Basskin and me.

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August 2, 2007 3 comments News

Canadian Heritage Copyright Collective Study Released

The Canadian Heritage sponsored study on copyright collectives by C. Craig Parks has been publicly released.  I blogged about an earlier version here.

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August 2, 2007 1 comment News