A video from the McGill conference on music and copyright reform where I discuss the case against anti-circumvention legislation in Canada (at 54:30, external link).
Articles by: Michael Geist
The Clinton Ad and Fair Dealing
The hot video of the week is the remarkable mash-up of the Apple 1984 advertisement, which in its new incarnation stars Hillary Clinton and promotes Barack Obama. The video has been viewed more than two million times and received considerable mainstream media news coverage. An Associated Press story caught my […]
Russell Smith on Copyright
The Globe and Mail's Russell Smith has a column today that focuses on copyright and growing willingness of creators to adopt more flexible copyright approaches with their work. The column hits many of the right notes, including the conclusion that "this doesn't mean the end of all intellectual property; it […]
“How I Became A Music Pirate”
The Consumerist with an all-too-common story on the interaction between music fans and the music industry.
MIT Drops Subscriptions Due to DRM Demands
MIT Libraries have cancelled access to an online database after the publisher demanded that users download a DRM plugin (hat tip – Open Access News).
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