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Michael Geist

Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law.


Misplaced priorities: why has the government lost interest in privacy?

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | May 5, 2021

Beware of the unintended consequences: why Canada’s internet streaming regulation plan could raise consumer costs and reduce competition

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | November 19, 2020

The Cancon conundrum: why policies to promote ‘Canadian stories’ need an overhaul

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | March 4, 2020

Why the CBC’s Catherine Tait is wrong about Netflix

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | February 11, 2019

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory: why the government’s Copyright Board plans threaten to spark another lobbying battle

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 4, 2018

Too much of a good thing: Canada’s consultation crisis

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | October 25, 2017

Canadian copyright reform requires a fix to the fair dealing gap

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | December 5, 2016

Strong privacy laws needed in digital age

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | August 22, 2016

Canada’s innovation strategy must stop tech trolls

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | August 15, 2016

Government-backed study finds piracy fight a low priority for Canadian rights holders

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | August 8, 2016

Canada’s national digitization plan leaves virtual shelves empty

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | July 25, 2016

Why net neutrality rules should apply to ‘zero rating’

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | July 18, 2016

Why the Canada, EU trade deal may sink due to political and legal pressures

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | July 11, 2016

File sharing lawsuit could upend copyright privacy protections

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 27, 2016

Canada’s surveillance crisis now hiding in plain site

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 13, 2016

Why Canada should look down under for its innovation roadmap

opinion | BY MICHAEL GEIST | June 6, 2016