Last week I posted a note about CRIA’s position on private copying at a recent copyright board hearing. My colleague Jeremy deBeer highlights the CMRRA position, which also raises interesting questions about reconciling seemingly conflicting perspectives about the mix between private copying and DRM.
Articles by: Michael Geist
Canada Against WIPO Broadcast Treaty Diplomatic Conference
Reports from Geneva, where WIPO is holding its General Assembly, indicate that Canada has come out against a diplomatic conference for the WIPO Broadcast Treaty. The U.S. is now also opposed to the conference, which was seemingly pushed through several weeks ago without consensus support. I wrote about the controversial […]
Canton on DRM
David Canton, a London, Ontario lawyer who writes a regular technology law column, has a strong piece this week on DRM.
Prey To Thievery
Simon Doyle, the Deputy Editor of the Hill Times, has just published his new book Prey to Thievery , through Lulu.com. The book, which is based on his graduate thesis, is a study of CRIA's lobbying efforts from 1997 through 2005. It provides a remarkable perspective on the power of […]
Industry Minister Should Put Spam Law Back on the Agenda
Appeared in the Toronto Star on September 25, 2006 as As Spam Flow Grows, Harper Government Sleeps [http://geistcanadaspamagenda.notlong.com] Earlier this month Industry Minister Maxime Bernier traveled to Saskatoon to deliver the keynote address at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting. Bernier's speech focused on the value of entrepreneurialism and […]
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