Articles by: Michael Geist

How Crown Copyright Hurts Canadians

VisibleGovernment has a post on crown copyright and why it needs reform.

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September 12, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

The Copyright Consultation: My Submission

For the past several weeks, I have been summarizing the thousands of copyright consultation submissions.  With only three days left in the consultation, it is time to post my full submission (a short version was posted at the very start of the consultation).  It can be downloaded in PDF form or viewed below.  It only takes a single email to register your views.  Whether you use a form letter or craft your own submission, every submission counts.  Speak out on copyright today.

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September 11, 2009 17 comments Committees, News

The Copyright Consultation: My Submission

For the past several weeks, I have been summarizing the thousands of copyright consultation submissions.  With only three days left in the consultation, it is time to post my full submission (a short version was posted at the very start of the consultation).  It can be downloaded in PDF form or viewed below.  It only takes a single email to register your views.  Whether you use a form letter or craft your own submission, every submission counts.  Speak out on copyright today.

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September 11, 2009 Comments are Disabled Committees, Stop CDMCA

geistcopyrightconsultsub.pdf

geistcopyrightconsultsub.pdf

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September 11, 2009 Comments are Disabled General

$1,400,000.00

The CBC reports that Industry Canada spent $1.4 million on the cell phone cost calculator that was scrapped due technical limitations/lobby pressure. I first covered the cancellation in a column last week.

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September 10, 2009 6 comments News