Bad News From Canada On NetTV And Media Levies

twilight30 writes "Canadian regulators ruled Friday that it is illegal to put broadcast TV signals onto the Internet without permission, dashing the hopes of entrepreneurs hoping to create new Net TV businesses. An alternate link to the original at CNet is here." And Dr Caleb writes "In response to this Slashdot story I emailed my Member of Parlament. He responded to me today to say that "Despite strong opposition by the Canadian Alliance to these and other aspects of the bill, the Minister of Canadian Heritage won the day and Bill C-32 Copyright Legislation is now law." And further to say "The law assumes guilt that everyone who buys a blank tape or CD is pirating music - but anyone who uses CDs for data storage, for instance, knows that's not true!" Distressing that the bill has passed, but refreshing that my MP 'gets it'!"

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ummm....

[edrugtrader]

your "MP" doesn't get it. he is reading from the sheet "read this to people that complain about the law" that was prepared by his minions.

Canada TV?

[linuxislandsucks]

Menkenzie brothers TV? I mean what else woould we watch from Canada tha tis any good?

Do Canadians actually produce TV shows..what?

Okay I should not bad mouth as some great sci-fi came from Canada..

but then again as tv production costs lower as with all content it wil be on internet whether canada wants it or not.. either you make it easy to be on internet or lose your lawyer business model lock on making money at higher prices..