Micheal Geist on Copyright in Canada

Michael Geist, an articulate and accomplished Canadian copyfighting law prof gave a fantastic speech on the Internet and innovation and law at Access 2005 at the U of Alberta -- he's released it as an MP3. 11MB MPG Link

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