Pelmorex, which owns the Weather Network, makes the case for open data in its submission to the Digital Economy Strategy: The Government of Canada should continue and expand it practice of adopting digital technologies and making its own digital content freely available. An example of government’s success in this area […]
Articles by: Michael Geist
Moore: From Confrontation to No Comment
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.
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
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