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Episode 10: Lowdown on Lawsuits - James Plotkin on Copyright Threats, Notices, and Lawsuits
Copyright threats and lawsuits against individuals have been around in Canada since 2004, when they were rejected by the federal court. Those threats receded...
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Episode 9: The CRTC Watcher - A Conversation with FRPCs Monica Auer
Many Canadians follow telecommunications and broadcast issues at the CRTC from a distance – the cost of wireless services, the speed of their Internet...
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Episode 8: LawBytes Lecture - What the Canadian Experience Teaches About the Future of Copyright Reform
Earlier this spring, I delivered a keynote address at the Australian Digital Alliance’s 2019 Copyright Forum. The ADA is a leading voice on copyright...
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Episode 7: What if Copyright Law took Authors Rights Seriously? A Conversation with Professor Rebecca Giblin
What if copyright law took authors rights seriously? Many groups claim to do so, but Professor Rebecca Giblin, one of the world’s leading experts...
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Episode 6: “A Dangerous Game to Play:” A Former CRTC Vice-Chair Speaks Out on the Commission Plan to Regulate and Tax the Internet
For the better part of two decades, Canadian cultural groups have been pressing Canada’s telecom and broadcast regulator, the CRTC, to regulate and tax...
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Episode 5: A Huge Threat to How the Internet Functions Now
Most treaties are negotiated behind closed doors with no text made available until after a deal has been reached. Yet there is a treaty...