There is exciting news today for those concerned with a public interest perspective on a range of online issues. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic have jointly announced the creation of Online Rights Canada, a new grassroots organization focused on technology and information […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Sony Commentaries
With the Sony rootkit story continuing to make news, there has been a raft of important commentary on the incident. Two of note from today – the New York Times runs an op-ed from Damian Kulash, lead singer of the group OK Go. Kulash speaks out against DRM (noting the […]
The Liberal Tech Law Record: 2004-05
My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, freely available version) examines the Liberal minority government' s record on technology law issues. I suggest that much like the underlying policies themselves, the record is a mixed bag. It falls into three groups of developments: (i) completed policies; (ii) policies that […]
The Liberal Tech Law Record: 2004-05
Appeared in the Toronto Star on December 5, 2005 as Liberals Leave Raft of Unfinished E-Business Prime Minister Paul Martin used day one of this election campaign – Canada' s longest in 25 years – to focus on the Liberal' s record while in office. Whereas Martin chose to concentrate […]
Is the CBC Moderating Online Forums to Stifle Criticism?
There is controversy brewing over CBC Radio One' s move toward playing more contemporary music in a new afternoon show that critics say sounds very similar to commercial radio. Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail covers the issue in an article in Saturday' s paper. What Taylor does not […]
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