Articles by: Michael Geist

Fighting for the Right to Fund Politicians

Almost lost amidst the aftermath of yesterday's election is a letter to the editor from CRIA General Counsel Richard Pfohl. It would appear that CRIA wants to fight for more than just U.S. style copyright reform. They also want to fight for the right to provide campaign contributions to politicians […]

January 24, 2006 — 2 comments — News

5722 Votes

Parkdale-High Park – 190/190 polls reporting Peggy Nash – 20690 Sam Bulte – 18489 In 2004, Sam Bulte won Parkdale-High Park by 3521 votes. By shifting 5722 votes (more than any Toronto riding), I suspect that the copyright balance and fundraising issue played a role in the outcome. While some […]

January 24, 2006 — 18 comments — News

New Yahoo Decision Raises Old Questions

Article appeared in the Toronto Star on January 23, 2006 as Borderless Internet Continues to Confound JudgesAppeared on the BBC on January 24, 2006 as The Law, Borders, and the Internet Nearly six years ago, two French anti-racism groups launched the Internet lawsuit heard round the world. They filed suit […]

January 22, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Confirming the Copyright Gap

The Toronto Star today featured a lengthy article by Sam Bulte titled Closing the Copyright Gap which explains her views on copyright reform (unfortunately the article is not currently online). The article makes the arguments that observers of this issue would expect: WIPO ratification is good, Canadian digital businesses are […]

January 22, 2006 — 16 comments — News

Balanced Meal Review

Accordion Guy provides coverage of last night's Online Rights Canada Balanced Meal event at the Drake Hotel in Toronto (plus yet more coverage of the Bulte story in today's Globe and Mail, a piece that I overlooked in National Post from earlier this week, and don't miss the comments from […]

January 20, 2006 — 3 comments — News