Articles by: Michael Geist

Mossberg on TPMs

Earlier this year I wrote a column on technological protection measures, arguing that we should be thinking about protection from TPMs, rather than protection for TPMs. That view is echoed by several other professors in the In the Public Interest book, but has led to the responses from Graham Henderson […]

October 20, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — News

Canadian Privacy Requires Action Not Rhetoric

My weekly Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version; freely available hyperlinked version) focuses on comments last week from Prime Minister Paul Martin that the "question of civil rights is first and foremost in our minds" as the government prepares to introduce the lawful access initiative. I note that while Canadians […]

October 17, 2005 — 1 comment — Columns

Privacy Protection Requires Action Not Rhetoric

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 17, 2005 as Say No To Giving Police Carte Blanche to E-Snoop Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on October 20, 2005 as Deeds Not Words In the face of growing public concern about Ottawa’ s plans to grant law enforcement authorities vast new […]

October 16, 2005 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

PM’s Science Advisor Calls for Culture of Sharing

Arthur Carty, the national science advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin, has published a remarkable op-ed titled A Global Information System Needs a Culture of Sharing, in the latest issue of University Affairs. This should be required reading and, if it reflects the thinking at the Prime Minister’s Office, offers […]

October 14, 2005 — 1 comment — News

Not Playing At A Tiny Screen Near You

This week's announcement from Apple and ABC/Disney about the availability of ABC shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost as downloads for US$1.99 for the new video-playing iPod has rightly attracted significant attention. This is the first step toward another new market – television shows for virtually immediate download. I […]

October 14, 2005 — 3 comments — News