This webinar will explore the connections and disconnections between copyright law and CRTC regulation in broadcasting, online streaming and online news, including:
- The historical interplay of copyright and broadcasting
- The respective roles of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the Copyright Board
- The shifting/shifted digital landscape: Differences between digital content consumption and traditional broadcasting and how that is reflected at the Copyright Board and in evolving CRTC regulation
- Relevant caselaw, including the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Reference re Broadcasting Regulatory Policy, 2012 SCC 68, key Copyright Board decisions, and recent CRTC decisions
- Bill C-11 and its impact on traditional broadcasters, online streamers, producers, creators, and consumers
- Bill C-18 and the Google deal