My weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) reprises last week's post on the submissions to the CRTC as part of the new media hearing. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission new media hearings are not scheduled to begin until mid-February, yet they have already attracted more than their fair share of controversy. With talk of imposing a tax on Internet service providers to fund Canadian content or the imposition new licensing and Canadian content requirements, the outcome could dramatically reshape the Internet in Canada.
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Precedent Magazine on the Canadian Copyfight
Precedent, a Canadian legal publication, features a cover story on the Canadian copyfight.
The Year in Open Access
Heather Morrison has a great post chronicling the year in open access.
O’Farrell Leaving the CAB
Canadian Association of Broadcasters President Glenn O'Farrell has announced that he's stepping down early next year.
CRTC Orders Telcos To Match Broadband Speeds for Independent ISPs
The CBC reports that the CRTC has ordered Canadian telecommunications companies to offer the same Internet speeds to smaller wholesale customers as they themselves sell on a retail basis. The case arises from a complaint by Cybersurf, which argued that the DSL service it was able to offer its retail […]
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