Appeared in the Toronto Star on May 21, 2007 as Privacy Report a Major Disappointment The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics issued its much-anticipated report on the reform of Canada’s private sector privacy law earlier this month. Despite hearing from 67 witnesses, the Committee followed the […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Collaborative Public Radio Pilot
Jesse Brown, who produced a fabulous program last summer on copyright, brings word that he's working on a new pilot for CBC that is perhaps best described as collaborative public radio. Search engine radio seeks to bridge the gap between broadcaster and the public with the opportunity to suggest programming, […]
A Fair(y) Use Tale
A must-see video on copyright and fair use.
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One of the most gratifying aspects of this blog has been the remarkable amount of feedback and commentary generated by some posts. I know I'm late on this, but the blog now offers an RSS feed specifically for those tracking comments (in addition to a regular RSS feed and a […]
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