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2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 16: The CRTC as the Internet Content Regulatory Authorityoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 15: It Undermines the Telecommunications Act Policy Objectivesoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 14: Failure To Further the Telecommunications Act Policy Objectivesoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 13: It is Inconsistent With the CRTC Policy Directionoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2018
Fair Dealing and the Right to Read: The Case of Blacklock’s Reporter v. Canada (Attorney General)original ↗
2 Mar 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 12: Increasing Privacy Risks for Canadiansoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2018
Fair Dealing Support for News Reporting and Public Debate: The Case of Warman and National Post v. Fournieroriginal ↗
1 Mar 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan: Canadians Take a Stand Against Site Blockingoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2018
28 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 11: Higher Internet Access Costs for Alloriginal ↗
27 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 10: Why It May Violate Human Rights Normsoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2018
Fair Dealing Fake News: When Seeking a Refund Arising From Copyright Over-Payments Becomes a “Legal Attack on Writers”original ↗
26 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 9: Why it Violates Canadian Net Neutrality Rulesoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 8: The Ineffectiveness of Website Blockingoriginal ↗
22 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 7: The Likely Expansion of the Block List to Non-IP Issuesoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2018
21 Feb 2018
20 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 6: Over-Blocking of Legitimate Websitesoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 5: The Inevitable Expansion of the Block List Standard for “Piracy” Sitesoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 4: Absence of Court Orders Would Put Canada At Odds With Almost Everyoneoriginal ↗
15 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 3: Piracy Having Little Impact on Thriving Digital Services and TV Productionoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 2: Weak Evidence on the State of Canadian Piracyoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2018
The Case Against the Bell Coalition’s Website Blocking Plan, Part 1: Canada’s Current Copyright Law Provides Effective Anti-Piracy Toolsoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2018
Sending a Different Message: After Bell Website Blocking Coalition Warns About Cord Cutting, Bell CEO Says It Isn’t Acceleratingoriginal ↗
9 Feb 2018
Trudeau Puts An End to the Netflix and ISP Tax Debate: “Consumers…Pay Enough for Their Internet”original ↗
8 Feb 2018
Canadian Copyright Diplomacy: My Appearance before the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairsoriginal ↗
7 Feb 2018
No Panic: Canadian TV and Film Production Posts Biggest Year Ever Raising Doubts About the Need for Site Blocking and Netflix Regulationoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2018
5 Feb 2018
Canada’s SOPA Moment: Why the CRTC Should Reject the Bell Coalition’s Dangerous Internet Blocking Planoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2018
Why the Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s Proposed Right to be Forgotten Creates More Problems Than it Solvesoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2018
Don’t Make the TPP Mistake Again: Why Canada Needs to Maintain a Progressive Approach on IP in NAFTAoriginal ↗
26 Jan 2018
24 Jan 2018
Insider Access: Secret Advisory Groups Damage the Credibility of Canada’s NAFTA Negotiationsoriginal ↗
12 Jan 2018
2017
20 Dec 2017
Fostering a Vibrant Canadian Programming Market: My CRTC Submission Focusing on Net Neutrality and Rejecting New Taxes, Fees or Content Blockingoriginal ↗
19 Dec 2017
Canadian Position on Data Localization Rules in Trade Deals Revealed: Protection for Government Data Onlyoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2017
Framing the Copyright Review: Bains and Joly Reference the Public Domain, Flexibility, Open Access and Limits of the Laworiginal ↗
15 Dec 2017
Industry Committee Calls for CASL Clarification, Rejects Demands for Anti-Spam Law Overhauloriginal ↗
15 Dec 2017
As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality: “An Open Internet is Critical to Our Democracy”original ↗
14 Dec 2017
13 Dec 2017
Net Neutrality Briefing: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethicsoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2017
8 Dec 2017
7 Dec 2017
Digital Cancon, the Sequel: CRTC Broadcast Consult Sparks Demands for Everything from Internet and iPod Taxes to Website Blocking to Abandoning Net Neutralityoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2017
5 Dec 2017
5 Dec 2017
4 Dec 2017
Canada’s Missing Internet Provision: Why NAFTA Offers the Chance to Establish Long Overdue Online Speech Safeguardsoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2017
23 Nov 2017
Music Canada Data Confirms Huge Increase in Streaming Revenues and Sharp Decline of Music Listening from Pirated Sourcesoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2017
21 Nov 2017
Closed by Default: Why is Prime Minister Trudeau Using Restrictive Terms for Flickr Image Use?original ↗
17 Nov 2017
Bursting the IP Trade Bubble: Canada’s Position on IP Rules Takes Shape With Suspended TPP Provisionsoriginal ↗
16 Nov 2017
Canada’s Billion Dollar Wireless Cash Grab: CRTC Data Shows Overage Fees Now Exceed Roaming Revenuesoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2017
No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal: Why Canada Won the TPP By Standing Up for Balanced IP, Culture, and the Auto Sectororiginal ↗
13 Nov 2017
Rethinking IP in the TPP: Canadian Government Plays Key Role in Suspending Unbalanced Patent and Copyright Rulesoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2017
Quebec Digital Sales Tax Bill Demonstrates the Complications That Come With Implementing a “Netflix Tax”original ↗
6 Nov 2017
Canadian Heritage Minister Joly Hints Many Cultural Groups Don’t Comply With Lobbyist Reporting Rulesoriginal ↗
3 Nov 2017
3 Nov 2017
NAFTA and the Digital Environment: My Keynote on Striking a Fair Balance on Copyright and Digital Policyoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2017
Better Marketing and Reduced Spam: New Data Demonstrates that Canada’s Anti-Spam Law is Workingoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2017
Access Copyright Calls for Massive Expansion of Damage Awards of Up To Ten Times Royaltiesoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2017
The Government’s Role in E-commerce: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on International Tradeoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2017
26 Oct 2017
25 Oct 2017
Government Rejects Call for an Internet Tax: “Conflicts With Principle of Affordable Access”original ↗
19 Oct 2017
The Case for CASL: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technologyoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2017
16 Oct 2017
Border and Airport Privacy: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethicsoriginal ↗
12 Oct 2017
Think There Should be a Netflix Tax?: Why There is Nothing Stopping Canadian Subscribers From Paying Todayoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2017
Joly’s Digital Cancon Plan: Netflix May Be The Star, But No New Regulations, Taxes or Bailouts is the Storyoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2017
Not Just Netflix: Government Asks the CRTC To Conduct a Review of Changing Broadcast Modelsoriginal ↗
28 Sept 2017
European Commission Backed Study Confirms Canada Among the Most Expensive for Broadband Internet Accessoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2017
Bell Calls for CRTC-Backed Website Blocking System and Complete Criminalization of Copyright in NAFTAoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2017
Canada’s NAFTA IP and E-commerce Priorities: My Appearance Before the Standing Committee on International Tradeoriginal ↗
19 Sept 2017