Articles by: Michael Geist

Conservatives for Fair Use?

The Canadian Press reports that there is speculation that the latest round of Conservative attack ads may violate someone's copyright.  The ads, which show brief clips from a Liberal debate last year, apparently were filmed by a consortium of broadcasters who say that they did not provide the Conservatives with […]

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January 30, 2007 3 comments News

CMCC Speaks Out Again

On a day when Sony settled yet another legal proceeding against it over the rootkit fiasco, the Canadian Music Creators Coalition are making news.  The organization unveiled a new website and called attention to Canada's record setting year in digital sales last year, picking up on the fact that Canadian […]

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January 30, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Technical Difficulties

My apologies for problems associated with the site earlier today.  The heavy traffic that resulted from the Windows Vista article took the site offline for much of the morning.  Moreover, some of the recent comments may have been lost in the process, though we're working to restore as much as […]

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January 30, 2007 1 comment News

Digitization Initiatives

The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee commits £12m for national digitization efforts, while the Canadian Council of Archives launches a new round of funding worth slightly more than C$1 million.

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January 28, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Vista’s Fine Print Raises Red Flags

Appeared in the Toronto Star on January 29, 2007 as Vista's Legal Fine Print Raises Red Flags Vista, the latest version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, makes its long awaited consumer debut tomorrow. The first major upgrade in five years, Vista incorporates a new, sleek look and features a wide […]

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January 27, 2007 39 comments Columns Archive