Michael Geist

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 200: Colin Bennett on the EU’s Surprising Adequacy Finding on Canadian Privacy Law

2024-04-22 12:30

Debating the Online Harms Act: Insights from Two Recent Panels on Bill C-63

2024-04-18 12:59

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 199: Boris Bytensky on the Criminal Code Reforms in the Online Harms Act

2024-04-15 12:25

AI Spending is Not an AI Strategy: Why the Government’s Artificial Intelligence Plan Avoids the Hard Governance Questions

2024-04-09 12:35

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 198: Richard Moon on the Return of the Section 13 Hate Speech Provision in the Online Harms Act

2024-04-08 11:55

Tweets Are Not Enough: Why Combatting Relentless Antisemitism in Canada Requires Real Leadership and Action

2024-03-26 13:44

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 197: Divest, Ban or Regulate? – Anupam Chander on the Global Fight Over TikTok

2024-03-25 12:35

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 196: Vibert Jack on the Supreme Court’s Landmark Bykovets Internet Privacy Ruling

2024-03-18 12:15

Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea

2024-03-15 12:15

Government Gaslighting Again?: Unpacking the Uncomfortable Reality of the Online Harms Act

2024-03-13 12:45

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 195: Vivek Krishnamurthy on What You Need to Know About the Online Harms Act

2024-03-11 11:55

Taking Action Against Antisemitic Hate: When Content Moderation, Self-Regulation, and Legislation Fail

2024-03-05 15:07

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 194: CCH Turns 20 – Scott Jolliffe Goes Behind the Scenes of the Landmark Copyright Case That Ushered in Users’ Rights

2024-03-04 12:55

Why the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act Provisions Should Be Removed from the Online Harms Act

2024-02-28 12:55

My First Take on the Online Harms Act: Worst of 2021 Plan Now Gone But Digital Safety Commission Regulatory Power a Huge Concern

2024-02-26 23:56

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 193: The Online Harms Act is Nearly Here – A Backgrounder and Preview

2024-02-26 12:55

Conservatives Double Down on Support for Mandated Internet Age Verification and Website Blocking: Why Can’t Canada Get Common Sense Digital Policy?

2024-02-22 12:55

More Free Money: Media Lobby Campaigning For Even More Government Funding, Grants and Tax Reform

2024-02-21 12:55

Bid to End Crown Copyright is Back: MP Brian Masse’s Bill C-374 Would Remove Copyright from Government Works

2024-02-14 15:14

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 192: Kate Robertson on the Privacy, Expression and Affordability Risks in Bill C-26

2024-02-12 12:55

The House of Cards Crumbles: Why the Bell Media Layoffs and Government’s Failed Media Policy are Connected

2024-02-10 15:38

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 191: Luca Bertuzzi on the Making of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act

2024-02-05 12:55

Bill S-210 is Just the Beginning: How a Canadian Digital Lobby Group is Promoting a Standard to “Foster Widespread Adoption of Age Verification Technologies in Canada”

2024-01-31 12:55

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 190: Debating Bill S-210 – Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne Defends Her Internet Age Verification Bill

2024-01-29 12:55

Canadian Copyright in the Age of Generative AI: My Submission to the Government’s Copyright Consultation

2024-01-23 12:51

Site Blocking and Age Verification for Twitter, Instagram, Snap and Twitch?: Age Verification Lobby Confirms it Wants Bill S-210 to Cover All Social Media Sites

2024-01-10 14:34

The Year in Review: Top Ten Michael Geist Substacks

2023-12-28 12:50

The Year in Review: Top Ten Law Bytes Podcast Episodes

2023-12-27 12:50

The Year in Review: Top Ten Posts

2023-12-26 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 189: The Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead in 2024

2023-12-18 12:53

Bill C-18 is Dead, Long Live Bill C-18: Government Rewrites Online News Act With Final Regulations

2023-12-15 16:23

The Most Dangerous Canadian Internet Bill You’ve Never Heard Of Is a Step Closer to Becoming Law

2023-12-14 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 188: Consumers, Competition or Corporate Cash Grab? – My Bill C-11 Appearance at the CRTC

2023-12-11 12:55

My CRTC Appearance on Bill C-11: Why Isn’t the Commission Concerned with Competition, Consumer Choice, and Affordability?

2023-12-06 12:55

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 187: Jeff Elgie on What the Bill C-18 Deal With Google Means for the Future of the Canadian News Sector

2023-12-04 12:55

Skillful Negotiation or Legislative Fail? Taking Stock of the Bill C-18 Deal With Google

2023-11-30 13:30

Salvaging Bill C-18: Government Upends Legislation To Bring Google Onside the Online News Act

2023-11-29 20:52

Accountability and Antisemitism: The Canadian Heritage Committee Needs To Step Up

2023-11-29 12:55

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 186: Andy Kaplan-Myrth on the CRTC’s Last Ditch Attempt to Fix Canada’s Internet Competition Problem

2023-11-27 12:55

On Media Bailouts and Bias: Why Government Media Policy Is Undermining Public Trust

2023-11-25 15:33

Canadian Government Quietly Backs Down on its Implementation Plans for a Digital Services Tax

2023-11-23 12:55

Bill C-18 Bailout: Government Announces Plans to Pay For 35% of Journalist Costs for News Outlets as It More Than Doubles Tax Credit Per Employee

2023-11-21 22:17

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 185: Bill C-11 at the CRTC – A Preview of the Upcoming Online Streaming Act Hearing

2023-11-20 12:55

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s Tries to Re-Write Bill C-11 History: There Is No Quick Implementation and the Government is to Blame

2023-11-14 12:36

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 184: Philip Palmer on the Constitutional Doubts About the Government’s Internet Laws

2023-11-13 12:55

Pablo Rodriguez Failed For Weeks to Say Anything About Funding for an Anti-Semite and Then Lied About What He Knew. He Should Resign.

2023-11-10 13:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 183: Andres Guadamuz on the Battle Over Copyright and Generative AI

2023-11-06 13:15

“A Lack of Commitment to Transparency and a Failure of Leadership”: Melanie Joly and Global Affairs Ignore Information Commissioner Ruling in My Request for Decades-Old Copyright Records

2023-10-31 12:29

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 182: Inside the Hearings on Privacy and AI Reform – My Industry Committee Appearance on Bill C-27

2023-10-30 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 181: Is this Podcast About to be Regulated by the CRTC?

2023-10-24 12:00

The Broadcasters’ Online News Act Submission: Demanding An Even Bigger Piece of the Bill C-18 Pie for Bell, Rogers and the CBC

2023-10-23 12:25

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 180: Victoria Owen Sets the Record Straight on the State of Canadian Copyright Law and Content Licensing By Libraries and Educational Institutions

2023-10-16 11:30

Regulations Alone Can’t Fix Bill C-18: Why News Media Canada’s “Surrender” May Not Be Enough to Stop Google From Blocking News Links in Canada

2023-10-13 13:07

Canada Plans to Regulate Search and Social Media Use of Artificial Intelligence for Content Moderation and Discoverability

2023-10-05 11:59

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s Internet Regulation Misinformation Problem

2023-10-05 11:20

Limiting Public Participation: Why No One Should Be Surprised at the CRTC’s Internet Services Registration Requirement Ruling

2023-10-04 11:30

What the CRTC’s New Registration Requirements Mean for Regulating Everything from Online News Services to Podcast Providers

2023-10-02 12:11

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 179: Peter Menzies on Why the CRTC Feels Broken Right Now

2023-10-02 11:30

The Documents Don’t Lie, Even If It Appears Pablo Rodriguez Does: ATIP Reveals His Office Was Informed Within Minutes of CMAC/Marouf Termination Notice

2023-09-29 11:45

The Need for Truthful Accountability: What ATIP Records Tell Us About Pablo Rodriguez and Canadian Heritage Funding an Anti-Semite

2023-09-28 11:45

Why Industry Minister Champagne Broke the Bill C-27 Hearings on Privacy and AI Regulation in Only 12 Minutes

2023-09-27 11:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 178: Bianca Wylie on Canada’s Failing AI Regulatory Process

2023-09-26 12:53

Why the Government is Quietly Undermining Competition Bureau Independence in Bill C-56

2023-09-22 14:52

A Reality Check on the Online News Act: Why Bill C-18 Has Been a Total Policy Disaster

2023-09-20 11:48

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 177: Chris Dinn on Bill C-18’s Harm to Torontoverse and Investment in Innovative Media in Canada

2023-09-18 11:35

Why the Government’s Draft Bill C-18 Regulations Don’t Work: The 4% Link Tax is Not a Cap. It’s a Floor.

2023-09-14 11:58

Federal Court Approves Consent Order Requiring Minister Steven Guilbeault to Unblock Ezra Levant on Twitter

2023-09-12 11:34

Countering Copyright Misinformation: Canadian Libraries Speak Out Against Ongoing Campaign to Undermine User Rights

2023-09-11 12:33

Why the Government’s Bill C-18 Draft Regulations Are Stacked Against Small, Independent, and Digital-First Media Outlets

2023-09-06 12:17

Why The Government’s Bill C-18 Draft Regulations Do Little to Ensure More Spending on Journalists or News Content

2023-09-05 12:10

A 4% Link Tax: Why the Government’s Draft Bill C-18 Regulations Just Increased the Chances of No News on Meta and Google in Canada

2023-09-01 15:30

Why Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge Doesn’t Seem to Understand How Bill C-18 Works

2023-08-28 11:24

What Urgency?: CRTC Says It Will Take Years For Bill C-18 Media Bargaining to Begin

2023-08-25 09:08

Bill C-18 and the CBC’s Self-Destructive Approach to Government Digital Policy

2023-08-24 11:36

The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Out: Setting the Record Straight on When Bill C-18 Takes Effect and the Regulation Making Process

2023-08-21 12:07

Why Is Meta Blocking All News Links? Because Bill C-18 Covers All News Outlets

2023-08-11 11:53

It’s Complicated: Unpacking the Risks Behind Canada’s Digital Services Tax Plan

2023-08-09 13:52

Media Publishers File Flawed Competition Act Application Over Meta Blocking News Links Due to Bill C-18

2023-08-08 14:39

Backdown or Bailout?: What Comes Next for the Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation

2023-08-04 12:49

The Lose-Lose-Lose-Lose Bill C-18 Outcome: Meta Blocking News Links on Facebook and Instagram in Canada

2023-08-02 11:15

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 176: A Mid-Summer Update on Bills C-11, C-18, the Government’s Cabinet Shuffle, and the Brewing Battle over Digital Taxes

2023-07-31 12:00

Culture Lobby Groups Call on Government to Open Door to CRTC Regulation of Video Games, User Content and Algorithms Under Bill C-11 Implementation

2023-07-28 10:22

Same as It Ever Was: Cabinet Overhaul Signals Government Doubling Down on Digital Policy Mess

2023-07-27 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 175: Amy Salyzyn on the Benefits and Risks of AI to the Legal Profession

2023-07-24 12:00

What If It Isn’t a Bluff?!: The Consequences of the Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation Begin to Set In

2023-07-18 14:47

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 174: Chris Waddell on the Missing Context for Bill C-18 and the Challenges Faced by Canadian Media

2023-07-17 12:00

Government Mandate to Block All News in Canada?: Why Australia’s News Law Architect Recommendation Demonstrates that Canada Has Been Getting Awful Advice on Bill C-18

2023-07-13 13:00

Caving on Bill C-18: Government Outlines Planned Regulations that Signal Willingness to Cast Aside Core Principles of the Online News Act

2023-07-10 19:42

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 173: Tom Cardoso on Access to Information and the Globe and Mail’s Secret Canada Initiative

2023-07-10 12:00

Trudeau Likens Bill C-18 Battle To World War Two Fight for Democracy as Government Suspends Meta Advertising (But Not Liberal Party Ads)

2023-07-06 11:45

Ask Rodriguez Anything: My Ten Questions for Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on Bill C-18

2023-07-05 11:43

Process Failures: What the Raptors Losing Fred VanVleet Teaches About Bill C-18

2023-07-04 11:55

A Massive Own-Goal for the Government: Google to Stop News Links in Canada Due to Bill C-18

2023-06-29 17:20

The Damage Continues to Grow: Meta Begins Cancelling Existing Media Deals In Light of Bill C-18

2023-06-29 15:08

Media Chaos: How the Government’s Legislative Plans to Support Canadian Media Have Backfired Spectacularly

2023-06-28 10:30

Buyer’s Remorse?: The Risks of Bill C-18 Leading to Blocked News Sharing Becoming Real to Canadian Media

2023-06-27 14:48

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 172: Marc Edge on Bill C-18 and the Postmedia Effect

2023-06-26 13:08

Made-in-Canada Internet Takes Shape with Risks of Blocked Streaming Services and News Sharing as Bill C-18 Receives Royal Assent

2023-06-23 11:48

As Government Moves to Cut Off Bill C-18 Debate, the Reality is Artificial Intelligence Renders Bill Already Out of Date

2023-06-20 12:15

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 171: What Just Happened? – A Half-Year Report on Canadian Digital Policy

2023-06-19 12:00

The Bill C-11 Fallout Continues: Disney+ Pauses Original Commissions in Canada

2023-06-16 12:00

Foreign Internet Streaming Services Warn CRTC Its Bill C-11 Regulations May Lead to Blocked Content or Services in Canada

2023-06-15 12:11

The Fight for Bill C-11 Exemptions Begins: From Adult Content to UFC Fight Pass, Groups Tell CRTC They Want Out

2023-06-14 12:00

Members Only: My Submissions to the CRTC’s Bill C-11 Consultations on Regulatory Thresholds and DMEO Transition

2023-06-13 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 170: The Bill C-18 End Game – What the Senate Heard About the Online News Act

2023-06-12 12:00

The Draft Bill C-11 Policy Direction: Canadian Heritage Implicitly Admits What It Spent Months Denying

2023-06-09 14:35

Tough Talk, Empty Answers: How Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez is Propelling Canada’s News Sector Toward the Bill C-18 Cliff

2023-06-08 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 169: Alissa Centivany and Anthony Rosborough on Repairing Canada’s Right to Repair

2023-06-05 12:00

Meta to Test Blocking News Sharing on Facebook and Instagram in Canada in Response to Bill C-18’s Mandated Payments for Links

2023-06-02 12:05

Globe Publisher Calls Bill C-18 a “Threat to the Independence of Media” As Government Senate Representative Smears Bill Critics

2023-05-31 12:05

Extend the Deadline: My Submission to the CRTC on its Deeply Flawed Bill C-11 Consultations

2023-05-30 13:48

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 168: Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne on How to Fix Bill C-27

2023-05-29 12:10

CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides Faces Her First Big Test: Is the Commission Serious About Public Participation on Bill C-11?

2023-05-23 14:14

Ready, Fire, Aim: Eleven Thoughts on the CRTC’s Bill C-11 Consultations

2023-05-18 12:11

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 167: Inside My Senate Committee Appearance on the Many Risks of Bill C-18

2023-05-15 12:00

The Government’s Epic Bill C-18 Miscalculation on Mandating Payments for Links

2023-05-09 13:46

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 166: Colin Bennett on How the Government Is the Using the Budget Implementation Act to Weaken the Privacy Rules for Political Parties

2023-05-08 12:00

This Must Stop: Government and Liberal Party Go All-In On Speech Regulation With Political Truth Oversight Bodies, Mandated Press Source Tracing, and Disclosure of Critics’ Communications

2023-05-06 17:34

Liberal Party Policy Proposal Would Limit Online Publication to Material “Whose Sources Can Be Traced”

2023-05-05 11:55

About Those Bill C-11 Claims About the Risk to Cancon Without Urgent Action…

2023-05-04 12:14

Fixing Bill C-18: My Appearance Before the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Communication

2023-05-03 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 165: Monica Auer on Whether the CBC Is As Independent As It Says It Is

2023-05-01 12:00

The Bill C-11 Compromise That Never Came

2023-04-27 12:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 164: Teresa Scassa on the Latest Canadian Court Ruling on Facebook and What It Might Mean for Privacy Reform

2023-04-24 11:45

Government Gets the Law Wrong as it Finally Makes the Case Why it is Rejecting the Bill C-11 User Content Regulation Fix

2023-04-20 14:29

Why the Government Should Hit the Regenerate Button on its AI Bill

2023-04-19 14:31

Why the Twitter – CBC Labelling Battle is a Distraction From the Real Problems with Government Media Policy and the Public Broadcaster

2023-04-18 11:54

Canada’s Privacy Failure: Federal Court Dismisses Privacy Commissioner’s Complaint Against Facebook Over Cambridge Analytica

2023-04-17 12:10

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 163: Cohere AI CEO Aidan Gomez on the Emerging Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Artificial Intelligence

2023-04-17 11:30

Bill C-11 Estimates Revealed: Internal Government Documents Show No Impact on Net Employment, Admit Streamers Already Invest Millions in “Unofficial Cancon”

2023-04-14 12:43

Government Departments Pressure Social Media Sites to Censor News Links, Mean Tweets

2023-04-13 11:21

The Canadian Heritage Online Harms Credibility Gap, Part Two: Filtering Out Critics From Participating in Anti-Hate Consultation Survey

2023-04-12 12:08

The Canadian Heritage Credibility Gap on Online Harms, Part One: Public Report Did Not Disclose 90% Opposition to Its 2021 Proposal

2023-04-11 12:53

Why the Senate Should Restore the User Content Amendment and Send Bill C-11 Back to the House of Commons

2023-04-04 12:16

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 162: Paul Andersen on the Rogers-Shaw Merger and the Disappearing Independent Internet Provider in Canada

2023-04-03 12:15

Competition in Canada Takes Another Hit: Government Gives Go Ahead for Rogers – Shaw Merger

2023-03-31 13:00

The Dongle Budget: What Prioritizing a Common Cell Phone Charging Port Says About Canadian Digital Policy

2023-03-29 14:10

The Latest Bill C-11 Debate: Sacrificing Freedom of Expression for Quebec Culture Lobby Support

2023-03-28 14:03

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 161: Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Perrin Beatty on Why the Government’s Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous, Undemocratic Precedent

2023-03-27 12:30

The Biden Visit to Canada: Why Digital Policy is Emerging as a Serious Trade Tension

2023-03-22 15:42

The Government’s Fishing Expedition: Why the Bill C-18 Motion Establishes a Dangerous Precedent For Those Who Dare to Oppose Legislation

2023-03-21 12:33

Canadian Chamber of Commerce Warns on Government-Backed Bill C-18 Motion: “A Serious Threat to the Privacy of Canadians”

2023-03-20 11:35

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 160: Peter Carrescia on Why Patents Won’t Solve Canada’s Innovation Problem

2023-03-20 11:30

Government-Backed Motion Demands Disclosure of Years of Third-Party Communications With Google and Facebook in Retribution for Opposing Bill C-18

2023-03-17 11:15

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Contradicts His Own Bill and Department Officials in Effort to Defend Bill C-18

2023-03-14 11:30

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 159: Fenwick McKelvey on the Rapid Spread of Government TikTok Bans

2023-03-13 11:30

The Consequence of Mandated Payments for Links: Facebook Confirms It Will Drop News Sharing in Canada Under Bill C-18

2023-03-11 03:04

Cutting Through the Noise of the Bill C-11 Debate: Regulating User Content Remains a Reality

2023-03-10 15:29

Hey Minister Rodriguez: Canadian Digital Creators Are Not Loopholes

2023-03-09 13:18

Government Rejection of Key Senate Bill C-11 Amendment Reveals Its True Intent: Retain Power to Regulate User Content

2023-03-08 12:30

A Tax on Freedom Of Expression: Report Suggests Bill C-18 Could Be Expanded Even Beyond Mandated Payment for Links

2023-03-07 13:33

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 158: In Their Own Words – Ministers, MPs, Senators and Government Officials on Bill C-18

2023-03-06 12:30

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Six: A Fair Reading of Fair Dealing

2023-03-01 15:52

Bill C-18, Google and Mandated Payments for Links: My Appearance on CBC’s Power and Politics

2023-03-01 14:36

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Five: Open Textbooks Saving Students Millions of Dollars

2023-02-28 17:04

The TikTok Block: Why Does the Canadian Government Seem to Embrace Weak Privacy Rules?

2023-02-28 12:30

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 157: Stephen Spong on the “Goblin Mode Gaslighting” of Canadian Copyright and Fair Dealing

2023-02-27 12:45

Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links

2023-02-25 14:18

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Four: The Disappearance of Course Packs

2023-02-24 16:31

The Bill C-18 Reality: Everyone Loses When the Government Mandates Payments for Links

2023-02-24 13:21

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Three: Millions Spent on Transactional Licences Demonstrate Fair Dealing is No Free For All

2023-02-23 16:52

Mandated Payment for Links To Cover 35% of News Expenditures?: Google Responds to Bill C-18 By Testing Blocking Links to News Content

2023-02-23 12:40

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Two: The Massive Shift to Electronic Licensing

2023-02-22 14:59

Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part One: Setting the Record Straight

2023-02-21 13:18

Why Quebec’s Demand for Changes to Bill C-11 Are A Product of Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Risky Policy Choices

2023-02-17 14:45

Quebec Demands Changes to Bill C-11 as it Wakes Up to the Implications of Losing Control over Digital Culture Regulation

2023-02-16 13:29

Apologies Without Accountability: Canadian Heritage Committee Seeks Answers on Government Funding an Anti-Semite

2023-02-14 12:40

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 156: Senator Paula Simons on Why the Government Should Accept the Senate’s Bill C-11 Fix on User Content Regulation

2023-02-13 12:40

SOCAN Tosses Senators and Digital Creators Under Legislative Bus With New Bill C-11 Misinformation Campaign

2023-02-10 12:44

Why Margaret Atwood is Right to Criticize Bill C-11 and What the Backlash Teaches About the Risks of Challenging Government Policy

2023-02-08 14:43

Actions Speak Louder than Words: Ministers Rodriguez and Champagne Post Mandate Letter to New CRTC Chair Vicky Eatrides

2023-02-06 16:02

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 155: Mark Swartz on the Harm Caused by Canada’s Copyright Term Extension

2023-02-06 12:45

Senate Passes Updated Bill C-11 as Heritage Minister Rodriguez Suggests Government Will Reject Any Amendments that Have an Impact

2023-02-03 14:05

“This Law Will Be One of Scapegoating All Those Who Do Not Fit Into What Our Bureaucrats Think Canada Should Be”: Bill C-11 is Back with Stunning Rebuke From Senator David Adams Richards

2023-02-01 14:01

“Ongoing Concerns”: U.S. Objections to Canadian Digital Policies Spreads to the Senate

2023-01-31 13:24

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 154: The House is Back – A Preview of Canadian Digital Policy as Parliament Resumes

2023-01-30 12:45

Champagne’s Choice

2023-01-25 12:45

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 153: Jennifer Quaid on the Competition Bureau’s Appeal of the Rogers-Shaw Merger Decision

2023-01-23 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 152: Konrad von Finckenstein on the Challenges That Lie Ahead for the CRTC

2023-01-16 12:45

Listen Up: My Recent Podcast Appearances on Bills C-11, C-18 and Canadian Copyright Law

2023-01-09 15:58

The Year in Review: Top Ten Law Bytes Podcast Episodes

2022-12-22 14:02

The Year in Review: Top Ten Posts

2022-12-21 13:46

Elon Musk’s Twitter Linking Restrictions May Have Been Short-Lived, But Bill C-18 is Based on a Similar Approach to Links

2022-12-19 14:02

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 151: The Year in Canadian Digital Law and Policy and What Lies Ahead in 2023

2022-12-19 12:45

The Bill C-18 Fallout: Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner Equates Linking to News Articles on Facebook to Theft

2022-12-15 14:50

Shakedown Complete: The Story Behind Bill C-18’s Shameful Legislative Review Process and the Race to Mandate Payment for Links

2022-12-14 13:06

Senate Committee Completes Its Review of Bill C-11: What Comes Next?

2022-12-13 15:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 150: How Will Canada Regulate News and Streaming – My Appearance on TVO’s The Agenda

2022-12-12 12:46

Big Cost, Smaller Benefit: Government Modelling Pegs Likely Bill C-18 Revenues at Less Than Half of Parliamentary Budget Officer Estimates

2022-12-08 13:08

Scoping User Content Out of Bill C-11: Senate Committee Makes Much-Needed Change, But Will the Government Accept It?

2022-12-07 13:24

From Bad to Worse: Senate Committee Adds Age Verification Requirement for Online Undertakings to Bill C-11

2022-12-06 19:58

How the Government Is Using Bill C-18 to Pick Media Winners and Losers

2022-12-06 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 149: Ryan Clements on the FTX Collapse and Canada’s Approach to Crypto Regulation

2022-12-05 12:14

Money for Nothing: Government Quietly Expands Bill C-18 Eligibility to Broadcasters That May Not Even Produce News Content

2022-12-02 13:15

A Tale of Two Readouts: U.S. Escalates Trade Concerns With Canadian Digital Policy as Canada Seeks To Downplay the Issue

2022-12-01 15:14

Freedom of Expression for a Price: Government Confirms Bill C-18 Requires Platform Payment for User Posts That Include News Quotes and Hyperlinks

2022-11-30 13:42

Who Is the Government Really Backing With Bill C-18?: Rejected Online News Outlet Amendment Tells the Story

2022-11-29 14:26

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 148: Christelle Tessono on Bringing a Human Rights Lens to AI Regulation in Bill C-27

2022-11-28 13:00

Dismissing Digital News Outlets: Liberal MP Claims Online News Services Don’t Report News

2022-11-24 13:10

No Billion Dollar Bonus: Officials Admit Most Bill C-11 Funding Isn’t New and Will Still Be Controlled by Foreign Streamers

2022-11-23 13:32

Freedom of Expression is Not A Loophole: Responding to the Government’s Inaccurate Defence of Mandated Payments for Links in Bill C-18

2022-11-21 15:06

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 147: Canada’s Battle over Internet Streamers – A Cancon Story of Freedom of Expression, Algorithms and Cultural Policy

2022-11-21 13:37

Oops, He Did It Again: CRTC Chair Ian Scott Tries to Walk Back Bill C-11 Comments, But Officials Confirm Power to Regulate User Content is in the Bill

2022-11-17 13:22

In His Own Words: CRTC Chair Ian Scott on Bill C-11

2022-11-16 13:34

Clarifying the Clarification of the Clarification: Why Yet Another Upcoming “Clarification” from CRTC Chair Ian Scott Demonstrates the Risks of Bill C-11 and Government Interference

2022-11-15 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 146: Axel Bruns on What the Australian Experience Teaches About the Prospect of Facebook Blocking News Sharing in Response to Bill C-18

2022-11-14 13:50

Independence Lost: Why Bill C-18 Undermines An Independent Press Even as It Purports to Protect It

2022-11-09 13:50

Register Your TikTok Videos at the CRTC?!: Commission Encourages TikTokers To Participate in Future Process on Bill C-11 Content Registration

2022-11-08 15:15

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 145: Why Bill C-18’s Mandated Payments for Links is a Threat to Freedom of Expression in Canada – My Appearance Before the Heritage Committee

2022-11-07 12:50

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Tweets Video Suggesting it Shows Creator Support for Bill C-11, But the Video Pre-Dates the Bill By Nearly a Year

2022-11-02 12:30

Why Bill C-18’s Mandated Payment for Links is a Threat to Freedom of Expression in Canada

2022-11-01 12:01

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 144: Keldon Bester on the Rogers-Shaw Merger and the Problem with Canadian Competition Law

2022-10-31 12:42

Making Sense of the Indifference to Bill C-18’s Cutting Out Small Media Outlets While Giving Hundreds of Millions to Bell, Rogers and the CBC

2022-10-27 12:40

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Credibility Problem, Part Two: Misleading and Missing Data on Bill C-18

2022-10-26 12:40

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Credibility Problem, Part One: The Laith Marouf/CMAC Issue

2022-10-25 12:45

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 143: Canada’s Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard on Why Government Needs a Culture of Providing Information Instead of Hiding It

2022-10-24 12:50

Why the Real Bill C-18 Threat is Bill C-18

2022-10-22 12:50

Government Moves to Block Dozens of Potential Witnesses as it Shuts Down Bill C-18 Hearings

2022-10-21 12:40

Small Business Weak: Why Bills C-11 and C-18 Undermine the Government’s Claims of Small Business Support

2022-10-20 12:40

Broadcast Bonanza: PBO Says Bill C-18 Would Give a Quarter Billion to Broadcasters Such as Bell and the CBC, Less Than 25% of Payments to Canadian Newspapers

2022-10-19 12:45

Government Funding For an Anti-Semite: They Knew For a Month. And Did Nothing.

2022-10-18 12:14

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 142: CCLA’s Brenda McPhail on the Privacy and Surveillance Risks in Bill C-26

2022-10-17 12:55

Survey Says: Why the Government and Bill C-18 Supporters Are Concerned About a Critical Opinion Poll on the Online News Act

2022-10-15 16:50

Survey Says: Why the Government Reacted With Alarm to a Critical Opinion Poll on the Online News Act

2022-10-15 16:50

Why the Canadian Film and TV Production Sector’s Bill C-11 Expectations Are Wildly Out of Touch With Global Standards

2022-10-12 12:36

The House of Commons Committee Process is Broken

2022-10-07 21:39

Canadian Copyright Digital Lock Rules Finally Open to Reform?: Right to Repair and Interoperability Exceptions Advancing in House of Commons

2022-10-07 13:58

When Government Investigates Its Critics: Why the Bill C-11 Witness Intimidation Issue is About Far More than a Strategically Timed Leak

2022-10-06 12:45

Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Six: CBC Eligibility Harms News Competition and Its Public Interest Mandate

2022-10-04 13:48

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 141: Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Five – My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

2022-10-03 12:50

Bill C-11 Goes Off The Rails Amid Charges of Witness Intimidation and Bullying by Government MPs

2022-09-29 13:56

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 140: Anthony Housefather Reflects on the Fight Against Anti-Semitism Online and the Laith Marouf Incident

2022-09-28 12:50

Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Four: Undermining Canadian Copyright Law and International Copyright Treaty Obligations

2022-09-23 12:45

Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Three: Unprecedented Government Intervention into a Sector Where Independence is Essential

2022-09-22 13:53

Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Two: Encouraging Clickbait and Low Quality Journalism With No “News Content” Standards

2022-09-21 14:31

Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part One: The Risk to Free Flow of Information

2022-09-20 14:00

The Bill C-11 Hearings Are Back, Part Four: The Risks of a Trade Challenge and Tariff Retaliation

2022-09-16 12:40

The Bill C-11 Hearings Are Back, Part Three: The Risks of Higher Consumer Costs, Less Competition, and Little New Money for Film Production

2022-09-15 12:13

Misleading on Bill C-11: Why Did the CRTC Sit on the Radio-Canada Decision For Nearly Eight Months?

2022-09-14 12:27

The Bill C-11 Hearings Are Back, Part Two: The Risks to Canadian Creators

2022-09-13 14:07

The Bill C-11 Hearings Are Back, Part One: The Risks of Regulating User Content

2022-09-12 12:50

Why Have So Many Cabinet Members Still Not Spoken Out on Stopping Government Funding for an Anti-Semite?

2022-09-02 15:04

Silent No More: Liberal MP Anthony Housefather Calls on All 338 MPs to Speak Out on Anti-Semitism and Ensuring No Government Funding for Anti-Semite

2022-08-30 13:00

A Failure of Responsibility: My Reflections on Canadian Heritage Funding an Anti-Semite and Being Wrongly Called Racist by a Sitting MP

2022-08-29 12:15

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 139: Florian Martin-Bariteau on the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act

2022-08-15 12:55

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 138: John Lawford on the Legal, Regulatory and Policy Responses to the Rogers Outage

2022-08-08 12:55

The Staffieri or Scott Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference Between the Rogers CEO and the CRTC Chair?

2022-07-27 13:05

The CRTC Shrugged: A Special Law Bytes Podcast on the Industry Committee Hearing Into the Rogers Outage

2022-07-26 12:50

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 136: Jeremy de Beer on SOCAN v. ESA, the Supreme Court’s Latest Endorsement of Copyright Balance and Technological Neutrality

2022-07-25 12:58

Supreme Court of Canada on Copyright: “Copyright Law Does Not Exist Solely for the Benefit of Authors”

2022-07-20 13:43

Why The Government’s “Policy Intentions” For Bill C-11 Don’t Trump the Actual Text

2022-07-19 13:49

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 135: Co-Chair Emily Laidlaw on the Work of the Government’s Expert Advisory Group on Online Safety

2022-07-18 13:00

Bill C-11 Now a Trade Issue: U.S. Warns Canada About Online Streaming Act Concerns

2022-07-13 14:03

The Rogers Outage Aftermath: What Else Should Be On Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s Telecom To-Do List?

2022-07-12 13:19

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 134: Monica Auer on CRTC Governance, Content Regulation and the Radio-Canada Decision

2022-07-11 10:10

Responding to the Rogers Outage: Time to Get Serious About Competition, Consumer Rights, and Communications Regulation

2022-07-10 13:11

Unequal Speech: How to Explain the Contradictory Criticism of the CRTC Radio-Canada Decision and Support for Bill C-11

2022-07-07 13:57

The Freedom of Expression Wake Up Call: Why the CRTC’s Radio-Canada Ruling Eviscerates the Defence of Bill C-11

2022-07-05 14:27

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 133: Michael Nesbitt on How the Senate Pushed Back Against a Government Bill on Searching Digital Devices at the Border

2022-07-04 13:48

CRTC Ruling Signals How Bill C-11 Could Be Used To Regulate Internet Content

2022-06-30 13:45

The Missing Bill C-18 Charter Statement: Why Did the Justice Department Remove the Document Confirming the Online News Act Includes Payments for Internet Linking?

2022-06-28 14:00

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 132: Ryan Black on the Government’s Latest Attempt at Privacy Law Reform

2022-06-26 12:55

CRTC Chair Ian Scott Confirms Bill C-11 Can Be Used To Pressure Internet Platforms to Manipulate Algorithms

2022-06-23 12:57

My Appearance Before the Senate Transport and Communications Committee on Bill C-11: The Senate Starts Review As Bill Receives House Approval

2022-06-22 13:40

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 131: The Bill C-11 Clause-by-Clause Review – What “An Affront to Democracy” Sounds Like

2022-06-20 12:55

Bill C-11 Enters a Danger Zone: Government Shifts from Ignoring Witnesses on User Content Regulation to Dismissing Criticisms as “Misinformation”

2022-06-18 15:41

The Groundhog Day Privacy Bill: The Government Waited Months to Bring Back Roughly the Same Privacy Plan?!

2022-06-17 12:55

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez Betrays Democratic Norms To Rush Bill C-11 Through Committee

2022-06-15 14:02

Why is the Canadian Government So Indifferent to Privacy?

2022-06-14 13:36

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 130: In Their Own Words – What the Canadian Heritage Committee Heard About Bill C-11 Harms

2022-06-13 13:03

Defending the Indefensible: If Bill C-11 Won’t Pass Until the Fall, Why is the Government Cutting Off Debate and Review Now?

2022-06-12 13:58

Secret Law Making, the Sequel: As Youtubers Speak Out Against Bill C-11, Government Moves to End Debate, Vote Next Week on Secret Amendments

2022-06-10 14:24

The Bill C-11 Effect: “Any Video on TikTok That Uses Music Could be Subject to Regulation”

2022-06-08 12:55

Why Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Bill C-11 Content Regulation Denials Ring Hollow

2022-06-07 13:05

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 129: Farhan Mohamed and Jeff Elgie on Why Canadian Independent News Publishers Want the Government to Fix the Online News Act

2022-06-06 12:58

Nettwerk Music Group Sounds Alarm Bells on Bill C-11: “It Will Hurt Canadian Artists and Music Companies”

2022-06-03 12:50

Bell on Bill C-11: Limit Consumer Choice, Weaken Competition, and Legislate Access to Cheap U.S. Content

2022-06-02 12:55

CRTC Chair Ian Scott Confirms It Yet Again: Bill C-11 Includes Regulatory Power On User Content

2022-06-01 12:50

Bill C-11 and User Content at the Heritage Committee: The Gaslighting Continues

2022-05-31 12:55

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 128: Morghan Fortier on Why Canada’s Most Successful Youtube Streaming Company is Worried About Bill C-11

2022-05-30 12:59

Why the Government’s New Telecom Policy Directive Means More of the Same for Canada’s Communications Competition Woes

2022-05-27 12:42

The Unrecognizable Bill C-11: The Online Streaming Act Comes to the Heritage Committee

2022-05-25 13:50

No Comment: Government Moves to End Debate on Online News Bill Despite a No-Show from Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez

2022-05-21 15:49

Is the Government Seeking to Short Circuit the Senate Review of Bill C-11?

2022-05-20 15:10

CRTC Chair Confirms Bill C-11 Captures User Content, Will Take Years to Implement

2022-05-19 13:04

Is There Anything Less Convincing than CRTC Chair Ian Scott’s Empty Assurances on Bill C-11 User Content Regulation?

2022-05-18 14:23

Digging Into the Government’s Online News Act Claims, Part Two: This is “Minimal Market Intervention”?!

2022-05-17 13:04

Digging Into the Government’s Online News Act Claims, Part One: Compensation For “Use” of News Content

2022-05-16 13:26

Keeping the Bill C-11 Implementation Secret, Regulating User Content, and Citing Non-Existent Benefits: Some Reflections on the House of Commons Online Streaming Act Debate

2022-05-12 14:46

The Government’s Gaslighting of the Online Streaming Act (Or Why Bill C-11 Regulates User Generated Content)

2022-05-10 14:47

Standing on a Shaky Foundation: What Lies Behind The Near-Impossible Challenge of Updating Canada’s Outdated Cancon Rules

2022-05-04 13:01

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 127: Lucie Guibault on Canada’s Approach to Copyright Term Extension

2022-05-02 13:05

The Canadian Government Makes its Choice: Implementation of Copyright Term Extension Without Mitigating Against the Harms

2022-04-27 13:26

What is the Logic Behind The Logic’s Demand for Internet Platform Payments?

2022-04-26 13:51

The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 126: Why Canada’s Online Harms Consultation Was a Transparency and Policy Failure

2022-04-25 13:00

Not an Outlier: What the Government’s Online Harms Secrecy Debacle Says About Its Internet Regulation Plans

2022-04-22 15:11

The Rest of the Online Harms Consultation Story: Canadian Heritage Forced to Release Hundreds of Public Submissions Under Access to Information Law

2022-04-21 13:01

The Harm from Budget 2022’s Hidden Copyright Extension Tax, Part Three: “It Does Not Put Money in the Pockets of Most Creators”

2022-04-20 13:03

The Harm from Budget 2022’s Hidden Copyright Term Extension, Part Three: “It Does Not Put Money in the Pockets of Most Creators”

2022-04-20 13:03

How Did News Media Canada Get Bill C-18? The Lobbying Records Tell the Story

2022-04-19 13:29