Michael GeistThe Billion Dollar Question: How to Pay for Canada’s Big Ambitions for Digital CanConAs Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly’s consultation on Canadian content in a digital world nears its conclusion — comments are due by…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Michael GeistThe Case Against Ratifying the Trans Pacific Partnership(First appeared on MichaelGeist.ca which features all 50 Trouble with the TPP posts)Mar 14, 20161Mar 14, 20161
Michael GeistThe Great Canadian Copyright Giveaway: Government’s Copyright Term Extension for Sound Recordings…Randy Bachman, the well-known Canadian musician, found himself embroiled in a public fight with Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year…Apr 23, 2015Apr 23, 2015
Michael GeistIt’s Time to Be Honest: Netflix Will Mean the End of Canadian TelevisionThe 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…Oct 8, 2014Oct 8, 2014
Michael GeistWhy U.S. Pressure on Seizures at the Border Is Behind the Stalled Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting BillLast year, the Canadian government trumpeted anti-counterfeiting legislation as a key priority. The bill raced through the legislative…Sep 2, 2014Sep 2, 2014
Michael GeistHow a 20 Year Old Patent Application Could Up-End Canada’s Biggest Trade DealIn the early 1990s, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly applied for patent protection in Canada for two chemical compounds, olanzapine and…Aug 5, 2014Aug 5, 2014
Michael GeistThe Battle Over Tariff 8: What the Recording Industry Isn’t Saying About Canada’s Internet…Over the past month, Music Canada, the lead lobby group for the Canadian recording industry, has launched a social media campaign…Jul 29, 2014Jul 29, 2014
Michael GeistCome Back With a WarrantHow Will the Canadian Government Respond to the Supreme Court’s Reshaping of Privacy Law?Jul 21, 2014Jul 21, 2014
Michael GeistThe Future of Television Review is the CRTC’s Make or Break MomentRegulator faces demands for Cancon requirements for Internet video along with new fees for local TV, news, and content creationJul 16, 2014Jul 16, 2014
Michael GeistIn Defence of Canada’s New Anti-Spam LawWhy the Law is Really Much Needed Consumer Protection and Privacy Reform in DisguiseJul 10, 2014Jul 10, 2014