Podcast Archive - Michael Geist
Oct 28, 2024 · This podcast drops on Monday, October 7th, the one-year anniversary of the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. I’ve largely kept the issue the rising tide of antisemitism since the Hamas terrorist attacks off the Law Bytes podcast, but those that follow my work will know that I have […] Read more ›. October 7, 2024 — 0 ...
The Canadian Digital Law Decade: The Ten Most Notable Cases, …
Dec 19, 2019 · As the decade nears an end, there have been no shortage of decade in review pieces. This post adds to the list with my take on the most notable Canadian digital cases, legislative initiatives, and policies of the past ten years.
The Bill on Canada’s Digital Policy Comes Due: Blocked News Links ...
Sep 25, 2024 · Canada’s digital policy has seemingly long proceeded on the assumption that tech companies would draw from an unlimited budget to write bigger cheques to meet government regulation establishing new mandated payments. Despite repeated warnings on Bills C-11 (Internet streaming), C-18 (online news), and a new digital services tax that tech companies - like anyone else - were more likely to ...
Welcome to Michael Geist's Home on the Web. - Michael Geist
Welcome to Michael Geist’s Home on the Web. I am a law professor at the University of Ottawa where I hold the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. I publish a wide range of articles, newsletters, and reports and I am involved in a several interesting Internet policy projects. My weekly column on law and technology appears in ...
Online Harms - Michael Geist
Sep 16, 2024 · Parliament resumes after a summer break today. While digital policies receded into the background over the past few months, the political intrigue of by-elections and a minority government without an NDP deal will be accompanied by questions about what happens to Bill C-63, Canada’s online harms bill, Bill C-27, the privacy and AI reform bill, Bill S-210, the age verification bill, and a ...
Canada's Internet Music Success Story: SOCAN's Canadian Internet ...
Feb 25, 2019 · While the music industry continues to focus on a so-called "value gap" that does not reflect the state of Canadian law, mounting data also suggests that it does not provide an accurate depiction of the revenues being generated in Canada today from Internet streaming. SOCAN, Canada's largest music copyright collective, last week reported preliminary numbers for 2018, with the data indicating ...
Supreme Court of Canada Rules Text Messages May Attract …
Dec 8, 2017 · The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a landmark decision concluding that text messages may attract a reasonable expectation of privacy even after they have been sent and received. The case recognizes the importance of electronic communications and the privacy implications of electronic messaging, establishing a standard that is likely to have a significant impact on investigations across the ...
In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law
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The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 21: Why Canada Has Some of the …
Jul 22, 2019 · Canada has a well-earned reputation for some of the highest wireless prices in the world with numerous comparative studies finding that consumers pay relatively high prices for low amounts of data. There are obviously many factors behind pricing, but for many consumers the top line issue is how much does the wireless service cost and how much data do I get? Rewheel Research, a Finland based ...
Bill C-10 - Michael Geist
Dec 8, 2020 · The government’s Internet regulation plans were back on the agenda last week as a “what we heard report” was released on online harms and Bill C-11 – the sequel to last year’s controversial Bill C-10 – was introduced by Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez.The Law Bytes podcast will devote several episodes to the bill in the coming months.