Michael Geist
Digital Journalist based in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Joined on Sep 11, 2009
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Some of the Internet's leading websites, including Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, WordPress, and BoingBoing, will go dark tomorrow to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Here's why Canadians should care.
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In its new copyright bill, Bill C-32, the Canadian federal government has given in to American pressure and brought back rules that mirror those found in the United States.
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While battling commercial counterfeiting would seem like a good idea, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agt process has been marked by unprecedented secrecy as well as leaks revealing that the treaty is really about copyright rather than counterfeiting.
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The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, which administers the dot-ca domain name, held its AGM this week. As CIRA moves into its second decade, the promise of a leading Internet voice in Canada and an active, engaged membership is fading away.
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The recent Canadian privacy case involving Facebook attracted international attention but the issue might never have been addressed but for a second, little-noticed privacy decision released two weeks later.
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