Articles by: Michael Geist

Why are U.S. Net Services Slow to Migrate North?

Appeared in the Toronto Star on October 10, 2010 as Why are U.S. Net Services Slow to Migrate North? Netflix, the popular online movie rental service, launched in Canada last month, providing consumers with the option to download an unlimited number of movies and television shows for a flat monthly […]

October 11, 2010 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Canadian Copyright Reform & the Digital Agenda: Public Event on October 14th

The details for next week’s launch of From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda have come together. A public discussion of Canadian copyright reform and Bill C-32 will held on Thursday, October 14th at 3:30 pm at the Desmarais Building, Room 12102 (55 Laurier Avenue […]

October 8, 2010 — 6 comments — News

CBC Bans Use of Creative Commons Music on Podcasts

The producers of the popular CBC radio show Spark have revealed (see the comments) that the public broadcaster has banned programs from using Creative Commons licenced music on podcasts. The decision is apparently the result of restrictions in collective agreements the CBC has with some talent agencies. In other words, […]

October 8, 2010 — 149 comments — News

Digital PQ Launches

Digital PQ, a new initiative launched by members of the Parti QuÃ©bÃ©cois, is promoting the adoption of open standards and open data, within the Quebec government.

October 8, 2010 — 4 comments — News

From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright & Digital Agenda – Introduction

Irwin Law has just posted the introduction to From “Radical Extremism” to “Balanced Copyright”: Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda, the new book on Canadian copyright reform that focuses specifically on Bill C-32. The book launches next week and will be available in both paper and as a Creative Commons […]

October 7, 2010 — 3 comments — Books, News