News of the Week; December 23, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS BILL C-10: An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 19: The Misleading Comparison to the European Union (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 20: The Case Against Bill C-10 (Michael Geist) Early Warnings: Canada’s Regulators Issue Warning Letters […]
News of the Week; December 16, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 15: Mandated Confidential Data Disclosures May Keep Companies Out of Canada (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 16: Mandated Payments and a Reality Check on Guilbeault’s Billion Dollar Claim (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 17: The Uncertain Policy Directive (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day […]
News of the Week; December 9, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 11: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Licence or Registration Required (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 12: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – The CRTC Conditions (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 13: The “Regulate Everything” Approach – Targeting Individual Services (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day […]
News of the Week; December 2, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Six: The Beginning of the End of Canadian Broadcast Ownership and Control Requirements (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Seven: Beware Bill C-10’s Unintended Consequences (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 8: The Unnecessary Discoverability Requirements (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day 9: Why Use Cross-Subsidies […]
News of the Week; November 25, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Canadian Government introduces legislation that would fundamentally transform the broadcasting system The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day One: Why There is No Canadian Content Crisis (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Two: What the Government Doesn’t Say About Creating a “Level Playing Field” (Michael Geist) The Broadcasting Act Blunder, Day Three: Minister Guilbeault Says […]
News of the Week; November 18, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Law Bytes Episode 69: Bram Abramson on the Government’s Plan to Regulate Internet Streaming Services (Michael Geist) Two Trump Defamation Claims Dismissed Including Claim Against TV Station for Political Attack Ad – What is the Relevance for Broadcasters? How the Presidential Transition Will Affect the FCC Big TCPA News: Biden Announces FCC Transition Team […]
News of the Week; November 11, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Cultural Uncertainty: A Closer Look at Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s Timeline For Internet Regulation (Michael Geist) Universal Broadband Fund and Telesat low Earth orbit capacity agreement (Government of Canada) Merger ‘Synergies’ Force T-Mobile To Pay $200 Million Fine For Sprint Falsehoods ESPN Lays Off 300 Staffers Amid Resource Shift Toward DTC, Digital Businesses No […]
News of the Week; November 4, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Altering the broadcasting landscape – Canada’s Broadcasting Act to be amended Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800 million from streamers: New regulations would ensure streaming platforms face same rules as traditional broadcasters Broadcasting Act Amendments The Government’s Internet Regulation Bill: Why Bill C-10 Will Mean a CRTC-Approved Netflix Service, Reduced Consumer Choice, […]
News of the Week; October 28, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Canadian News Media Lobby Group Calls for Creation of Government Digital Media Regulatory Agency (Michael Geist) Where is Canada’s News Media Lobby Promoting Its Link Licensing Plan for Facebook? On Facebook (Michael Geist) Senator wants Google, Facebook to pony up for local news Pai’s FCC squeezes in one more vote against net neutrality before […]
News of the Week; October 21, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS How Can Linking to an Article be Immoral When the Media Source Itself Does the Posting? (Michael Geist) How Can Linking to an Article be Immoral When the Media Source Itself Does the Posting, Part 2: A Day in the Life of the Toronto Star on Facebook (Michael Geist) Forget Link Licensing and Cross-Subsidies: […]
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