In a direct response to Access Copyright's Captain Copyright, a Victoria writer and artist has produced The Pig and the Box, a short children's story designed to foster the values of sharing. Indeed, the work is available under a Creative Commons licensed and the author advises that it has already […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Copyright and ATIPs
The Tyee runs an interesting article on some of the barriers to using Access to Information legislation, including potential copyright limitations.
Net Hate Purveyor Nets Nine Months in Jail
Justice Konrad Von Finkenstein (yes the same judge from the CRIA file sharing litigation) has sentenced a London, Ontario man to nine months in jail arising from a case involving Internet-based hate speech.
Ryerson Study on Workplace Monitoring
Avner Levin of Ryerson University has conducted a new study that finds that Canadian employers engage in widespread employee surveillance, typically with little concern for the privacy implications of such activity.
LA Times on Copyright
The LA Times features a must-read masthead editorial on the dangers associated with current "copyright" proposals before the U.S. Congress.
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