Assessing the Economic Impacts of Copyright Reform on Internet Service Providers

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Prepared for Industry Canada

Paul Chwelos
Management Information Systems Division
Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
University of British Columbia
2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2

Revised: 2003-11-10

Contents

Executive Summary

• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 Objectives
  • 2.1 Alternatives
  • 2.2 Stakeholders
• 3.0 Data and Methods
• 4.0 Analysis
  • 4.1 The Canadian ISP Industry
    • 4.1.1 Products and Services
    • 4.1.2 Customers
    • 4.1.3 Canadian Internet Service Providers
    • 4.1.4 Competitive Environment
    • 4.1.5 Summary of Canadian ISP Industry
  • 4.2 The Content Producing Industries
  • 4.3 Current Status of ISP Copyright Liability
    • 4.3.1 Canada
    • 4.3.2 Other Countries
  • 4.4 Impact of Alternatives on ISPs
    • 4.4.1 Status Quo
    • 4.4.2 Notice and Takedown
    • 4.4.3 Notice and Notice
    • 4.4.4 Compulsory Licensing
    • 4.4.5 Summary of Impact of Alternatives on ISPs
  • 4.5 Impact of Alternatives on Other Stakeholders
• 5.0 Summary
• References:
• Appendix 1: Profile of ISP Respondents
• Appendix 2: ISP Questionnaire
  • Introduction
  • Questions
  • Conclusion
• Appendix 3: Data and Methods for Assessing Concentration
  • Data:
  • Methods:

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