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2019
Limited Views: Why the Copyright Review Was Right To Ignore the Canadian Heritage Committee Study, Part Twooriginal ↗
20 Jun 2019
“Sole Responsibility” for the Copyright Review: Industry Committee Issues Unprecedented News Release Confirming It Was Right To Ignore the Canadian Heritage Committee Studyoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2019
No Longer a “Proposed” Telecom Policy Direction: Government Resets Canadian Telecom Policy With Emphasis on Broader Approach to Competitionoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2019
Process Failure: Why the Copyright Review Was Right To Ignore the Canadian Heritage Committee Study, Part Oneoriginal ↗
18 Jun 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 16: The Copyright Review Report – Carys Craig on the Roadmap for the Future of Canadian Copyright Laworiginal ↗
17 Jun 2019
Message Received: Why Unlimited Wireless Plans Show Government’s Emphasis on New Competition is Being Heardoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2019
Super-Secret Submissions: Corus and SaskTel Block Disclosure of Their BTLR Submissions Claiming Prejudice to Their Competitive Positionoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 15: Cows, Cars, and Copyright – A Conversation With Myra Tawfik on the IP Concerns With Implementing the USMCAoriginal ↗
10 Jun 2019
Rogers Calls for Expansion of Media Bailout to Cover Broadcast Organizations…and Thinks Netflix Should Pay For Itoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2019
Fixing Fair Dealing for the Digital Age: What Lies Behind the Copyright Review’s Most Important Recommendationoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2019
The Authoritative Canadian Copyright Review: Industry Committee Issues Balanced, Forward-Looking Report on the Future of Canadian Copyright Laworiginal ↗
3 Jun 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 14: Big Data, Privacy and Democracy – A Conversation With Nathaniel Erskine-Smith on the International Grand Committeeoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2019
Cogeco Warns Against Online Video Services Undermining Canadian Sovereignty in BTLR Submissionoriginal ↗
31 May 2019
Canada Introduces USMCA Implementation Bill…Without a General Copyright Term Extension Provisionoriginal ↗
30 May 2019
No Mandated Netflix Cancon Payments: Shaw Argues Success Lies in More Regulatory Flexibility in BTLR Submissionoriginal ↗
29 May 2019
28 May 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 13: Digital Charter or Chart: A Conversation With Teresa Scassa on the Canada Digital Charteroriginal ↗
27 May 2019
The Foundation of Canada’s Digital Charter: Privacy Law Reform Focused on a Data-Driven Economyoriginal ↗
22 May 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 12: The Past, Present and Future of Free and Open Access to Laworiginal ↗
21 May 2019
The “Bulte Report” Redux: Canadian Heritage Committee Releases Embarrassingly One-Sided Remuneration Models Studyoriginal ↗
15 May 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 11: Reinterpreting Canadian Privacy Law – David Fraser On Cross-Border Data Transfers, the Right to De-Index, and the Facebook Investigationoriginal ↗
13 May 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 10: Lowdown on Lawsuits – James Plotkin on Copyright Threats, Notices, and Lawsuitsoriginal ↗
6 May 2019
1 May 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 9: The CRTC Watcher – A Conversation with FRPC’s Monica Aueroriginal ↗
30 Apr 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 8: LawBytes Lecture – What the Canadian Experience Teaches About the Future of Copyright Reformoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2019
17 Apr 2019
Rewriting Canadian Privacy Law: Commissioner Signals Major Change on Cross-Border Data Transfersoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 7: What if Copyright Law Took Authors Rights Seriously? A Conversation with Professor Rebecca Giblinoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2019
Open Banking Is Already Here: My Appearance Before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerceoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2019
Canadian Privacy Commissioner Signals Major Shift in Approach on Cross-Border Data Transfersoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2019
The LawBytes Podcast, Episode 6: Former CRTC Vice-Chair Speaks Out on the Plan to Regulate and Tax the Internet – “Dangerous Game to Play”original ↗
8 Apr 2019
Supporting a More Competitive Canadian Wireless Market: Speak Out on Navdeep Bains’ Proposed CRTC Policy Directionoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2019
1 Apr 2019
A Netflix Crisis?: Foreign Funding Now By Far the Largest Source of Financing for Canadian Fictional English Language TV Productionoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2019
20 Mar 2019
18 Mar 2019
The Equustek Effect: How One Case Has Sparked Canada’s Aggressive Approach Over Internet Jurisdictionoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2019
Enough is Enough: Bains Proposes CRTC Policy Direction Grounded in Competition, Affordability, and Consumer Interestsoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2019
A CRTC More Interested in Protecting Incumbent Companies Than Consumers: My Appearance on the Broadcast Dialogue Podcastoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2019
Canada’s Internet Music Success Story: SOCAN’s Canadian Internet Streaming Revenues Surpass Radio Royaltiesoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2019
The CRTC Opens a Penske File: Chair Ian Scott Commits to Little Action Despite Finding Misleading Telecom Sales Tacticsoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2019
Flawed Arguments and Inappropriate Analogies: Why Netflix Taxes and Cancon Requirements Should be Rejectedoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2019
CRTC on OpenMedia’s Site Blocking Campaign: “Contributed to a Better Understanding of the Issues”original ↗
8 Feb 2019
Government Service Delivery in the Digital Age: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Ethics and Privacyoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2019
The Real Over-the-Top: CBC President Likens Netflix to Cultural Imperialism Such As the British in India or French in Africaoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2019
ACTRA Wants Government To Penalize Search Engines that Refuse to Promote Canadian Content in Search Resultsoriginal ↗
30 Jan 2019
Building a Digital Wall: What Lies Behind The Emerging Battle Over New Taxes to Support Canadian Contentoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2019
“Immediate War Footing”: Phil Lind Recounts the Big Three Battle Against Wireless Competition in Canadaoriginal ↗
24 Jan 2019
The Canadian Wireless Story: Comparative Data Shows World’s Highest Carrier Revenues Per SIMoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2019
Sunlight on the Submissions: Why the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel Should Reverse Its Secretive Approachoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2019
Why So Secret?: Government’s Communications Law Panel Plans to Keep Public Submissions Under Wraps for Monthsoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2019
All About the Internet: My Submission to the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel on the Future of Canadian Communications Laworiginal ↗
14 Jan 2019
Celebrating High Wireless Prices: Telus-Backed Report Claims Comparing Consumer Costs for Wireless Services is “Meaningless”original ↗
9 Jan 2019
More Steps Needed: Government Commissioned Report Shows Canadian Wireless Pricing Remains Among Highest in the Developed Worldoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2019
2018
The Consequence of Uncompetitiveness: Canadians Ration Wireless Data As Monthly Usage Ranks Among the Lowest in the OECDoriginal ↗
21 Dec 2018
Bryan Adams Warns Canadian Heritage Committee on Copyright Term Extension: Enriches Large Intermediaries, Not Creatorsoriginal ↗
21 Dec 2018
Copyright and Culture: My Submission to the Canadian Heritage Committee Study on Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industriesoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2018
Stepping In It: Why Navdeep Bains’ Failing Wireless Strategy is Not a Step in the Right Directionoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2018
No More Settlement Demands: New Rules for Canadian Copyright Notice-and-Notice System Receive Royal Assentoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2018
Telecom Train Wreck: Why It Is Time for the Government to Address the Mess That Is The CRTCoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2018
In Support of Evidence-Based Copyright Reform: My Industry Committee Copyright Review Submissionoriginal ↗
12 Dec 2018
The State of Canadian Copyright: My Copyright Review Appearance Before the Industry Committeeoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2018
7 Dec 2018
“Why Are You Recommending Notice and Takedown?”: The Canadian Bar Association’s Puzzling Position at the Copyright Revieworiginal ↗
6 Dec 2018
Boycott: What If The CRTC Launched a Consumer Internet Code and Consumer Groups Refused to Participate in its Development?original ↗
4 Dec 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 10: Rejecting Access Copyright’s Demand to Force Its Licence on Canadian Educationoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2018
30 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 8: The Access Copyright Fight Against Transactional Licensingoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 7: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritageoriginal ↗
28 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 6: Why Site Licences Offer Education More than the Access Copyright Licenceoriginal ↗
27 Nov 2018
26 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 5: The Multi-Million Dollar Educational Investment in E-Book Licensingoriginal ↗
23 Nov 2018
The Best of a Bad Situation?: Why Tax Incentives Are Better Than Regulation and Cross-Subsidization to Support Canadian Journalismoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 4: The Shift from Coursepacks to Digital Course Management Systemsoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 3: Data Shows Books Are Rapidly Declining as Part of Coursepack Materialsoriginal ↗
21 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 2: Why Access Copyright’s Claim of 600 Million Uncompensated Copies Doesn’t Add Uporiginal ↗
20 Nov 2018
Misleading on Fair Dealing, Part 1: Access Copyright’s Inconsistent Claims on the Legal Effect of the 2012 Fair Dealing Reformsoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2018
“You’re Misleading Us”: Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network Calls for Elimination of Court Oversight For Border Seizuresoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2018
Tinkering With Copyright in Bill C-68: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Financeoriginal ↗
9 Nov 2018
No Need for New Internet Injunctions: Why Canadian Copyright Law Already Provides Rights Holders with the Legal Tools They Needoriginal ↗
7 Nov 2018
Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 6: Ensuring Internet Companies Pay Their Fair Share of Income Taxoriginal ↗
2 Nov 2018
Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 5: Income Tax Reform to Support the News Mediaoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2018
30 Oct 2018
Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 4: New Taxes or Fees on Digital Devicesoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2018
Making Sense of the Canadian Digital Tax Debate, Part 3: New Taxes or Fees on Internet Accessoriginal ↗
26 Oct 2018