The “cloud” has come to mean the storing and accessing of data (including programs) over the internet rather than on on our device (computer, phone or otherwise). The official definition of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is: “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of […] Read More
The CRTC took submissions from interested parties on the topic of a “Netflix Tax.” It is not available on the main CRTC site (that I’ve seen) but the submissions made are available on a separate site: http://www.canadiancontentconsultations.ca/home
Notably, the submission from the CBC is essentially in favour of letting Netflix continue to operate as they have, as they are a notable contributor to CBC productions, and instead calls for a de-politicization of CBC funding.
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY
DIGITAL
CREATIVITY
SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
jon
Class 3 slides below…
jon
Kasey and I are planning our presentation for next week, and would like everyone to read through Changing the Channel on Canadian Communications Regulation, which is a research report from the C.D. Howe Institute which basically argues that broadcasting laws have failed to keep up with changes and innovation. The actual content runs from pages 3-22 of the pdf.
Some questions we are hoping you will think about so that we can discuss them in class:
We look forward to discussing this with you next week (Jan 25)!
-Angi & Kasey
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY
DIGITAL
CREATIVITY
SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
jon
Slides from today (also covering some logistics from last week)…
jon
MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS & NET NEUTRALITY
DIGITAL
CREATIVITY
SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
jon
The “cloud” has come to mean the storing and accessing of data (including programs) over the internet rather than on on our device (computer, phone or otherwise). The official definition of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is: “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”
The origins of the term is discussed here: Where did ‘cloud’ come from?
Whatever its origins, the irony is that the cloud has true to its name added a lot of cloudiness to communications, particularly when it comes to privacy 😉
jon
In 1994 the Canadian government formed the Information Highway Advisory Council (IHAC). The Council submitted it’s report, which contained 300 recommendations in September 1995 with a final report in 1997. The irony that a copy of either of the reports seemingly cannot be found on-line is truly a breathtaking commentary on (___fill in the blank___).
jon
Famously this photo was taken from Apollo 8 in 1968. It’s been called “the most influential environmental photograph ever taken.” For our purposes it may be seen as reflecting the illusion of a smaller world that the evolution of communications technologies has delivered to us.
jon
Communications Law
