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Canadian government announces liberalized foreign ownership restrictions in the telecommunications sector and new spectrum auction rules
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- Canada
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- June 14 2012
On 14 March 2012, the Minister of Industry announced that the Canadian government would lift foreign investment restrictions for telecommunications companies that hold less than a 10 share of the total Canadian telecommunications market by revenues
Canadian federal government bill C-12 to add "business transaction" exception to privacy legislation
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- Canada
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- May 31 2012
The Canadian federal government is currently considering a series of amendments to Canada's federal privacy law, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA
Lawful access legislation reintroduced in Canada
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- Canada
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- May 11 2012
On 14 February 2012, the Canadian government reintroduced what is commonly referred to as "lawful access" legislation, which aims to expand the online surveillance powers of law enforcement authorities
US government crackdown targets Canadian online gaming company
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- Canada, USA
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- May 3 2012
On 28 February 2012, prosecutors in Maryland charged four Canadian founders of an online gaming website (the Company) with running an illegal sports gambling business and conspiring to commit money laundering
New wholesale rates for ISPs implemented
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- Canada
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- April 17 2012
On 27 January 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) confirmed that the new wholesale rates for independent ISPs would be implemented starting 1 February 2012
Canadian government appoints interim CRTC Chairman
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- Canada
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- April 12 2012
On 25 January 2012, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that Leonard Katz, who previously served as Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications at the CRTC since October 2007, had been appointed CRTC's Acting Chairman
Supreme Court holds that ISPs are not broadcasters
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- Canada
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- April 5 2012
On 16 January 2012, in a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) held that retail internet service providers (ISPs) are not subject to the federal Broadcasting Act as a result of providing consumers with access to broadcasting over the internet
Ontario Court of Appeal finds a new tort for the invasion of privacy
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- Canada
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- March 23 2012
On 18 January 2012, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the case of Jones v. Tsige, recognizing a common law tort for the invasion of privacy in rare circumstances
CRTC decision introduces telecommunications competition to Canada’s north
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- Canada
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- March 16 2012
In December 2011, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissio issued a decision that will effectively introduce competition in the telecommunications sector in Canada's north
Supreme Court of Canada rules hyperlinks do not constitute defamatory statements
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- Canada
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- January 12 2012
On 19 October 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada (the SCC) unanimously ruled that posting hyperlinks that included defamatory content on websites was not in itself defamatory
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