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ARTICLE · 09 JANUARY 2012

Top 10 Canadian Communications Law Developments For 2011

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The past year has seen many important developments in the area of Canadian communications law, and we have blogged about many of them here.

CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
David Elder
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The past year has seen many important developments in the area of Canadian communications law, and we have blogged about many of them here.

In several cases, the key developments have stemmed from ongoing trends in the industry, especially those relating to technology and industry consolidation.  If there is one unifying theme for the key legal and policy changes in 2011, it would be that many of them stem from the continuing disruptive effect of broadband internet services and digital technology on both the existing business models for broadcasting and telecommunications and the regimes under which those industries have been regulated.  Several courts began considering, or issued judgement in cases that explore the intersections between the laws respecting, broadcasting, telecommunications and copyright.

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