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First Term: 3 credits; 2 hours Room: FA2
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(T: 9:00 - 10:50) |
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Max. Enrol: 25
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JD
5
LLM/SJD/MSL/NDEGS/SJD U
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As the telecommunications and Internet fields continue to pass through a period of profound technological and economic change, this seminar will explore the key constitutional, administrative law, regulatory, policy, business and technological aspects of their environment. As a backdrop to that analysis, the seminar includes a summary of the Canadian and US telecommunications industry, and its major players. Telecommunications questions to be addressed in the seminar include: To what extent and is a sector specific regulator, such as the CRTC, required to regulate the telecommunications industry. How should new technologies, such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) be regulated? How do the CRTC and Competition Bureau interact given that both have jurisdiction over telecommunications? How does international law, and Canada’s obligations under the WTO, impact Canadian domestic telecommunications regulation? How should the CRTC balance the interests of consumers, competitors and incumbents? In what manner, and should, the CRTC regulate the Internet? The seminar will also address current issues of Internet law concerning Internet jurisdiction, Internet service provider liability, on-line agreements, digital content rights and Internet torts. Evaluation: A research paper on a topic agreed on after consultation with the instructors of approximately 20-25 pages [70%], two in-class review presentations in which students pose a question to the class and provide an answer.
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