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16 May 2022, 6:26 am by Michael Geist
The post Digging Into the Government’s Online News Act Claims, Part One: Compensation For “Use” of News Content appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
15 May 2022, 4:48 pm by INFORRM
The Michael Geist blog covers the latest parliamentary debate over the Online Streaming Act (B [read post]
10 May 2022, 7:47 am by Michael Geist
The House of Commons debate over the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) is likely to continue this week with the government anxious to get the bill out of the House of Commons and into committee for further study and approval. [read post]
4 May 2022, 6:01 am by Michael Geist
The post Standing on a Shaky Foundation: What Lies Behind The Near-Impossible Challenge of Updating Canada’s Outdated Cancon Rules appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
2 May 2022, 6:05 am by Michael Geist
Show Notes:Bill C-19, Budget Implementation ActCanadian IP Scholars Copyright Term Extension consultation submissionCanadian IP Scholars Public Letter on Budget 2022 – Copyright Law Amendments Credits: Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, February 24, 2020 The post The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 127: Lucie Guibault on Canada’s Approach to Copyright Term Extension appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
1 May 2022, 4:30 pm by INFORRM
Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy the platform for $44bn and take the company private. [read post]
27 Apr 2022, 6:26 am by Michael Geist
The post The Canadian Government Makes its Choice: Implementation of Copyright Term Extension Without Mitigating Against the Harms appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
25 Apr 2022, 6:00 am by Michael Geist
Show Notes: Online Harms Consultation ATIP Results Credits: Canada 2020, Democracy in the Digital Age: Addressing Online Harms The post The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 126: Why Canada’s Online Harms Consultation Was a Transparency and Policy Failure appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
24 Apr 2022, 4:19 pm by INFORRM
The Easter Legal Term begins tomorrow, 26 April 2022 and will end on 27 May 2022. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 8:11 am by Michael Geist
The post Not an Outlier: What the Government’s Online Harms Secrecy Debacle Says About Its Internet Regulation Plans appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
21 Apr 2022, 6:01 am by Michael Geist
For months, the results of the government’s online harms consultation was shrouded in secrecy as the Canadian Heritage refused to disclose the hundreds of submissions it received. [read post]
20 Apr 2022, 6:03 am by Michael Geist
The post The Harm from Budget 2022’s Hidden Copyright Term Extension, Part Three: “It Does Not Put Money in the Pockets of Most Creators” appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
19 Apr 2022, 6:29 am by Michael Geist
The Lobbying Records Tell the Story appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
14 Apr 2022, 7:15 am by Michael Geist
The post Spiking Op-Eds: How the Government’s Online News Act is Already Leading to Media Self-Censorship appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
13 Apr 2022, 6:01 am by Michael Geist
The post The Harm from Budget 2022’s Hidden Copyright Term Extension, Part Two: The Generational Loss of Access to Canadian History appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
12 Apr 2022, 7:03 am by Michael Geist
The post The Harm from Budget 2022’s Hidden Copyright Term Extension, Part One: Entry to Public Domain of Canadian Authors Lost for a Generation appeared first on Michael Geist. [read post]
11 Apr 2022, 9:27 pm by David Canton
We should pay close attention to the detail, consider all sides, and not be swayed by government justifications that gloss over the detail or ignore contrary thoughts.Anyone wanting to dive into the negative aspects of Bill C-18 should read posts by Professor Michael Geist of the University of Ottawa law school, who is Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law.In recent posts, he refers to the Bill as “… a government-backed shakedown that runs the risk of… [read post]