Earlier this month, I attended the 2017 Canadian Telecom Summit and covered the Regulatory Blockbuster panel. The Regulatory Blockbuster is an annual event where regulatory representatives from telecom companies (this…
Category: Regulatory Policy
As Netflix Goes Global, CanCon Must Broaden Its Appeal
Since the introduction of Netflix to the Canadian market in September 2010, online television distribution, known as “Over the Top” (OTT) services, have expanded rapidly at a rate of over…
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Affordable Access and the Pursuit of Inclusive Innovation
TORONTO – The Government of Canada is focussed on making high quality and affordable telecommunications services available to Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Speaking at the Canadian Telecom Summit[1], Navdeep Bains, the…
Bringing Biologics in from the Cold: Does Canada’s IP Regime Need a Booster?
As ratification stutters for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the much-maligned free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union, debate continues as to whether the Canadian intellectual property…
Professors and Leading Scholars Respond to the IPO's Request for Views on Modernising the European Copyright Framework
On September 14, the European Commission published draft legislation aimed at modernising the European copyright framework. To ensure the draft legislation delivers the best outcomes for all those affected by…
Pokémon Go: Augmenting Legal Reality
Even in 2016, it is tempting to treat the Internet as separate from the bricks-and-mortar world. As much as we might like to keep them apart, Augmented Reality apps like…