Articles by: Michael Geist

The Tyee on Telus’ Notice and Takedown Demands

The Tyee has a good article on Telus' use of the U.S. notice and takedown system to demand the takedown of videos over which they do not hold copyright.

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July 3, 2007 2 comments News

Does Film Piracy Help or Hurt the Box Office?

CNET focuses on the Internet release of Sicko and its performance at the box office.

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July 3, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

LSAT Fingerprinting Finding Posted

CIPPIC has posted a copy of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's preliminary finding on the requirement for LSAT test-takers to provide a fingerprint.

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July 3, 2007 3 comments News

Canadian Cultural Policy Must Adapt to the Internet World

Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 2, 2007 as Our Cultural Policy is Offline for Internet Given our easy access to Hollywood movies and U.S. television programming, it is unsurprising that Canadians have long placed great emphasis on cultural policies. To avoid marginalizing homegrown talent, Canada has set Canadian […]

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July 2, 2007 1 comment Columns Archive

CRTC Releases CTF Report

The CRTC has released its report on the Canadian Television Fund. The report leaves no doubt that payments must continue, but does seek to build in some flexibility in how CTF money gets spent, including a new envelope for new media.

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June 29, 2007 Comments are Disabled News