Jon Festinger

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, […]

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: […]

COMMUNICATIONS What Happened to Canada’s Innovation Agenda?: How Innovation Policy Has Been Sidelined By Cultural Policies and Misplaced Provincial Prioritization of Patents (Michael Geist) Guide to Doing Business in Canada: CASL Mississippi Says AT&T Took $283 Million For A Network It Never Fully Deployed AT&T kills DSL, leaves tens of millions of homes without fiber […]

COMMUNICATIONS  Why It’s Time to Reboot Canada’s Failed Digital Agenda (Michael Geist)  “Get Money From Web Giants”: Why Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s Top Legislative Priority is Risky Business (Michael Geist) Trump Nominates Guy Who Wants To Police Speech Online To Be The Next FCC Commissioner DOJ Continues Its Quest To Kill Net Neutrality (And […]

COMMUNICATIONS  Canadian Heritage Minister Guilbeault Says Social Media Sites Linking to News Content Without Payment is “Immoral” (Michael Geist) As Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault Plans Link Taxes and Internet Content Regulation, Where Is Navdeep Bains? (Michael Geist)  America Needs To Stop Pretending The Broadband ‘Digital Divide’ Isn’t The Direct Result Of Corruption AT&T’s current 5G […]