Yesterday I posted an annotated version of Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore's "radical extremist" speech from last month. That speech urged confrontation with critics of Bill C-32, but when the Georgia Straight asked him to comment on the bill, he refused.
Articles by: Michael Geist
Winnipeg Dance Company Loses Hundreds Of Videos on Music Claim
A Winnipeg dance company has had hundreds of its dance videos removed from YouTube due to a copyright claim on the background music.
NDP MP Alex Atamanenko on C-32
Atamanenko's op-ed on the copyright bill: The Harper Conservatives have ignored the findings of their own 2009 copyright consultations, and have arrived at a flawed piece of legislation that may end up doing more harm than good.
Geist DES Consultation submission
GeistDESsubmission.pdf
Federal Court Rules Internet Providers Not Broadcasters
Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 12, 2010 as Court: Internet Providers Aren't Broadcasters Last year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released its new media decision, which addressed the prospect of increased CRTC regulation of Internet activities. After days of hearings and thousands of pages of submissions, the […]
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