The World Health Organization’s regular bulletin includes an interesting editorial on the link between open access and public health.
Articles by: Michael Geist
Canada’s Top Court Tips Hand on Privacy
My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) focuses on the recent Supreme Court of Canada Heinz decision which sheds light into how Canada' s top court regards the importance of privacy. I argue that the decision can be read as an indirect endorsement of the Privacy Commissioner […]
The Globe on Copyright Reform
The Globe has article today on copyright reform which notes how the CMCC has shifted the focus of the debate and reports that no bill will be coming until the fall at the earliest.
Hart House Lecture Podcast: Our Own Creative Land
In my Hart House Lecture, Our Own Creative Land: Cultural Monopoly and The Trouble With Copyright, I discussed a number of topics, including the Bulte incident, the opportunities presented by the Internet, the context of the current round of copyright reform. I concluded by sketching out an alternative and forward-looking vision of Canadian copyright law.
The audio is available as part of the Needs No Introduction series on Rabble.ca and a lecture book in PDF form is available for free download.
A video broadcast of the lecture appeared on TVO’s Big Ideas program, but is no longer available online.
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