Michael Geist

Law professor at the University of Ottawa

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The Future of Television Review is the CRTC’s Make or Break Moment

Regulator faces demands for Cancon requirements for Internet video along with new fees for local TV, news, and content creation

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It’s Time to Be Honest: Netflix Will Mean the End of Canadian Television

The Globe and Mail’s Simon Houpt ran a column over the weekend titled It’s Time to be Honest: Netflix is Parasitic. The piece received some…

Michael Geist5 min read

Why U.S. Pressure on Seizures at the Border Is Behind the Stalled Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Bill

Last year, the Canadian government trumpeted anti-counterfeiting legislation as a key priority. The bill raced through the legislative…

Michael Geist3 min read

How a 20 Year Old Patent Application Could Up-End Canada’s Biggest Trade Deal

In the early 1990s, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly applied for patent protection in Canada for two chemical compounds, olanzapine and…

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