15th Biennial National Conference - New Developments in Communications Law and Policy

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Program originally held on April 23, 2010

Chair(s):

Robert J. Buchan
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Peter S. Grant
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Grant Buchanan
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Laurence J.E. Dunbar
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Every two years, The Law Society of Upper Canada, in association with the Canadian Bar Association, convenes a national conference on communications law and policy for the benefit of lawyers, industry executives and government officials. The 2010 conference publication canvasses current issues, including:
  • Group-Based Licensing of TV Services — New Developments
  • Double or Triple Jeopardy — Satisfying Three Potential Masters in Ownership and Merger Reviews
  • The Matter of Local Television — Conventional Broadcasting at the Crossroads
  • Preserving the Open Internet in Canada
  • Shut Off — The Digital Television Transition in the United States and Canada
  • Regulating When Necessary — Assessing the Impact of the Policy Direction
  • A National Digital Strategy
  • Top Ten Game Changing CRTC Decisions
  • Facebook™, Streetview™ and What's Next — Navigating your Way Through New Issues in Privacy Law

Program Content

You will learn about:

  • New digital agenda for Canada
  • Top 10 CRTC broadcast decisions
  • Facebook ™, Streetview ™, and what's next - navigating your way through new issues in privacy law

Speakers

Lori D. Assheton-Smith, Lori D Assheton-Smith Professional Corporation

Douglas Barrett, CTV Visiting Professor at the Schulich School of Business at York University, Schulich School of Business

Mirko Bibic, Bell Canada SVP,Regulatory & Gov't Affairs

Robert J. Buchan, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Grant Buchanan, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Alex Cameron, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Pamela Dinsmore, Rogers Communications Inc. Vice-President, Regulatory

Laurence J.E. Dunbar, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Kirsten Embree, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Jacob Glick, Canada Policy Counsel, Google, Inc.

Peter S. Grant, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Lawson A.W. Hunter, Q.C., Counsel, Stikeman Elliott LLP

C. Christopher Johnston, Q.C., Barrister & Solicitor

John Keogh, CRTC

Dr. Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

David C. Kidd, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Peter Lyman, Senior Partner, Nordicity Group Ltd.

Monique McAlister, Goodmans LLP

Margot Patterson, C.S., Canadian Association of Broadcasters

Tom Perlmutter, Government Film Commissioner and President of the National Film Board of Canada, National Film Board of Canada

John Riley, President, Astral Television Networks

Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office,Privacy Commissioner

Rudolf W. Strohmeier, Head of Private Office of Viviane reding, EU-Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Commission of European Union

Details

Page Count: 376

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