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2021
The Canadian Government’s Groundhog Day Copyright Consultations: The Never-Ending Lobbying Battle for Website Blocking and Weakened User Rights Continuesoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 111: The Story Behind JusTech – How Three University of Ottawa Law Students Created a Technology Compliance Solution for Privacy Breach Rulesoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 110: Waiting to Connect – Karen Barnes and Catherine Middleton on the CCA’s Report on Internet Access in Canadian Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communitiesoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 109: Striking the Balance on Misinformation and Freedom of Expression – My Examination of Canadian Policy Solutionsoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 108: Scott Benzie on How Bill C-10 Ignored Canada’s Thriving Digital First Creatorsoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 107: Addison Cameron-Huff on the State of Crypto and Blockchain Regulation in Canadaoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 106: Former Canadian Heritage Committee Chair Scott Simms Goes Behind the Scenes of the Bill C-10 Hearingoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 105: NDP MP Charlie Angus on Canada’s Failed Digital Policy and His Hopes for the Next Parliamentary Sessionoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2021
Rabble Radio: What to do about Facebook? Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law, talks to Stephen Wentzelloriginal ↗
22 Oct 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 104: Taylor Owen on What the Latest Facebook Revelations Mean for Canada’s Online Harms Legislative Plansoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2021
The Roy Green Show: FedGov ‘Online Harms Legislation’ challenged by experts. Prof Michael Geistoriginal ↗
9 Oct 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 103: Privacy Reform Comes to Canada – Chantal Bernier on the Passage of Quebec’s Bill 64original ↗
4 Oct 2021
Tracking the Submissions: What the Government Heard in its Online Harms Consultation (Since It Refuses to Post Them)original ↗
1 Oct 2021
Failure to Balance Freedom of Expression and Protection from Online Harms: My Submission to the Government’s Consultation on Addressing Harmful Content Onlineoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 102: Colleen Flood on the Legal, Ethical and Policy Implications of Vaccine Passportsoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 101: OpenMedia’s Laura Tribe on Digital Policy and the 2021 Canadian Electionoriginal ↗
20 Sept 2021
16 Sept 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 100: David Vaver With a Masterclass on Copyright and User Rightsoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2021
The Liberal Election Platform: Government Picks Internet Regulation Over Internet Affordabilityoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 99: “They Just Seemed Not to Listen to Any of Us” – Cynthia Khoo on the Canadian Government’s Online Harms Consultationoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2021
The Conservative Election Platform: Freedom of Expression Commitment Tainted By Support for Payments for Links, Restrictions on Fair Dealingoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 98: Kim Nayyer on the Supreme Court of Canada’s Landmark Access Copyright v. York University Copyright Rulingoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 97: John Lawford on Why the CRTC Should Take Action on Inadequate Low-Cost Wireless Plansoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2021
Copyright Vindication: Supreme Court Confirms Access Copyright Tariff Not Mandatory, Lower Court Fair Dealing Analysis Was “Tainted”original ↗
3 Aug 2021
Picking Up Where Bill C-10 Left Off: The Canadian Government’s Non-Consultation on Online Harms Legislationoriginal ↗
30 Jul 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 96: More Harm Than Good – My Appearance Before the Senate Transport Committee on a Copyright Bill to Support Media Organizationsoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 95: Mark Phillips on the Federal Court of Canada’s Right to be Forgotten Rulingoriginal ↗
19 Jul 2021
7 Jul 2021
Reviving Bill C-10: CRTC Re-Opens Data Gathering Plans To Require Disclosures from Internet Streaming Servicesoriginal ↗
6 Jul 2021
The Senate Bill C-10 Debate Concludes: “I Don’t Think This Bill Needs Amendments. It Needs a Stake Through the Heart.”original ↗
30 Jun 2021
29 Jun 2021
The CRTC “Will Be Picking Winners and Losers”: A Report on Day Two of the Senate Bill C-10 Debateoriginal ↗
29 Jun 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 94: Former CRTC Vice Chair Peter Menzies Reflects on the Battle over Bill C-10original ↗
28 Jun 2021
CEPI FGV Direito SP: Challenges for a copyright reform in Brazil – Interview with Michael Geistoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2021
24 Jun 2021
BNN Bloomberg: Trudeau’s Bill C-10 is an overbroad reach, goes beyond what must be regulated: Michael Geistoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2021
Midnight Madness: As Canadians Slept, the Liberals, Bloc and NDP Combined to Pass Bill C-10 in the House of Commonsoriginal ↗
22 Jun 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 93: Lex Gill on the RCMP, Clearview AI and Canada’s History of Surveillanceoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2021
Real Talk: Canada Research Chair for Internet Law, Dr. Michael Geist Dissects the Broadcasting Act Bill C-10original ↗
19 Jun 2021
The Dean Blundell Show: with Michael Geist, James Difiore, Jeff Woods, Lochlin Cross & Mike Bullardoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2021
My Appearance Before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: Why Copyright Reform Isn’t the Answer to the Challenges Faced by the News Media Sectororiginal ↗
17 Jun 2021
16 Jun 2021
Guilbeault’s Gag Order, the Sequel: Time Running Out as Government Seeks to End Debate on Bill C-10 in the House of Commonsoriginal ↗
15 Jun 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 92: A Conversation with Senator Paula Simons on Copyright, the Internet and the Future of Media in Canadaoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2021
Secret Law Making: Liberal, Bloc and NDP MPs Unite to Back Undisclosed Bill C-10 Amendments Without Discussion or Debateoriginal ↗
11 Jun 2021
Rock Bottom: Bill C-10 Gag Order and No-Notice Meetings Means the End of Committee Review is Nearoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2021
8 Jun 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 91: “This is No Way to Regulate” – Former CRTC Chair Konrad von Finckenstein Speaks Out on the CRTC and Bill C-10original ↗
7 Jun 2021
Liberals, NDP and Bloc Vote Down User Generated Content Safeguards as MPs Defend Deeply Flawed Bill C-10 Committee Studyoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 90: Fenwick McKelvey on Bill C-10, Discoverability and the Missing Representation of a New Generation of Canadian Creatorsoriginal ↗
31 May 2021
27 May 2021
The Bill C-10 Effect: Why Canadian Consumers Face a Future of Cancon Surcharges and Blocked Servicesoriginal ↗
25 May 2021
Not Just Big Tech: Government Memo Shows Bill C-10 Targets News Sites, Podcast and Workout Apps, Adult Websites, Audiobooks, and Sports Streamers for CRTC Regulationoriginal ↗
20 May 2021
Think Regulating User Generated Content in Bill C-10 Is Just an Inadvertent Mistake? Think Againoriginal ↗
19 May 2021
18 May 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 89: Debating Bill C-10 at the Canadian Heritage Committee, Part Two: A Special Law Bytes Podcastoriginal ↗
18 May 2021
18 May 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 88: Ellen ‘T Hoen on Waiving Patents to Support Global Access to COVID Vaccinesoriginal ↗
17 May 2021
Failing Analysis: Why the Department of Justice “Updated” Charter Statement Doesn’t Address Bill C-10’s Free Speech Risksoriginal ↗
14 May 2021
13 May 2021
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault Signals Canadian Government Abandoning Support for Net Neutralityoriginal ↗
13 May 2021
Heritage Minister Guilbeault Traffics in Misinformation and Conspiracy Theory as Cause of Bill C-10 Criticism and Need for Government Speech Regulationoriginal ↗
11 May 2021
Heritage Minister Guilbeault Says Bill C-10 Will Regulate Social Media Users With Large Number of Viewersoriginal ↗
10 May 2021
Why the Guilbeault Amendment to Bill C-10 Makes CRTC Regulation of User Generated Content “Crystal Clear”original ↗
7 May 2021
Regulating What Canadians See Online: Why Bill C-10 Would Establish CRTC-Approved TikTok, Youtube and Instagram Feedsoriginal ↗
6 May 2021
Free Speech Under Threat: The Real Consequences of Steven Guilbeault’s Battle with the Web Giantsoriginal ↗
4 May 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 86: CCLA’s Cara Zwibel on the Free Speech Risks of Bill C-10 and the Guilbeault Internet Planoriginal ↗
3 May 2021
Liberals and NDP Block Debate On Updated Charter of Rights and Freedoms Review of Bill C-10original ↗
2 May 2021
1 May 2021
Why the Government’s Secret Forthcoming Bill C-10 Amendment Confirms Its Plans to Regulate User Generated Contentoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2021
Why Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s Own Department Officials Don’t Support His Claims on Regulating User Generated Contentoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2021
Knowing Who to Stand Up For: Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault and the Regulation of Free Speechoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 85: Céline Castets-Renard on Europe’s Plan to Regulate Artificial Intelligenceoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2021
Not Just User Generated Content: Liberal Government Also Want the CRTC to Regulate Apps Under Bill C-10original ↗
24 Apr 2021
Freedom of Expression Under Attack: The Liberal Government Moves to Have the CRTC Regulate All User Generated Contentoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2021
19 Apr 2021
16 Apr 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 83: Inside in the Industry Committee Hearing on the Proposed Rogers-Shaw Mergeroriginal ↗
12 Apr 2021
1 Apr 2021
29 Mar 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 81: Why Isn’t Canada Supporting a Proposal to Help Developing Countries Gain Access to COVID-19 Vaccines?original ↗
22 Mar 2021
16 Mar 2021
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 80: A Roundtable on the Canadian Challenges of Delivering Universal, Affordable Internet Accessoriginal ↗
15 Mar 2021
Wrong Direction: Months After Bill C-10 is Tabled, Canadian Heritage Releases Draft Policy Direction Still Short on Detailsoriginal ↗
12 Mar 2021
The Key Takeaway From Steven Guilbeault’s Facebook Use: Linking Should Not Require a Licenceoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2021
9 Mar 2021