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'!"

Comments

I'm not very hip

[handsomepete]

"Despite strong opposition by the Canadian Alliance to these and other aspects of the bill, the Minister of Canadian Heritage won the day "

Would someone please explain how the Canadian Alliance and this Minister relate? I'll gladly admit my ignorance as to how Canadian government works in order to get an answer. Is this one individual overruling a lobbying type group or a governmental group? Or something else? Who represents what?

So why aren't guns outlawed yet?

[moertle]

I own a gun, and I haven't shot anyone yet, but obviously its only a matter of time.

Your best bet

[Kwil]

is to vote NDP.

Hey don't laugh.. at least they're in favor of proportional representation, and their provincial governments don't seem to be tanking the economies there like you'd expect.