Articles by: Michael Geist

CBC’s As It Happens: Toronto Muni WiFi

Real audio version of interview on March 7, 2006 on CBC’s As It Happens discussing Toronto municipal wifi plans.

March 7, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Audio

Commenting on Toronto WiFi Plans

I appeared on CBC’s As It Happens (real audio) this evening to discuss Toronto Hydro’s wifi plans. Evan Solomon, who conducted the interview, seemed a bit bothered by the idea that an electric utility is getting into the Internet services market. I defended the utility, arguing that the more competition […]

March 7, 2006 — 4 comments — News

Ontario Police Arrest Man for War Driving

Ontario police have arrested a 25 year old man under Section 326 of the Criminal Code which covers theft of communications. The alleged crime? Theft of Internet connectivity by unauthorized access to a wireless network.

March 7, 2006 — 12 comments — News

Chinese Domains Alter Net Governance Landscape

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, BBC version, homepage version) looks back at last week’s announcement of changes to the Chinese domain name system. While Chinese officials have clarified that this does not involve an alternate root, I argue that the developments are significant since they reinforce the mounting frustration with ICANN’s failure to develop multilingual domain names. Moreover, China’s ability to implement its own IDN system without ICANN support is likely to serve as a model for many other countries around the world.

March 7, 2006 — 2 comments — Columns