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Canadian Broadcasters Seek New Internet Regulation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the new-interference-commission dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist's weekly Toronto Star column reports that the Canadian broadcasting community, including broadcasters, copyright collectives, and actor labor unions, are all calling on Canada's broadcast regulator to increase its regulation of the Internet. Some groups want sites such as YouTube to be subject to Canadian content requirements, while the broadcasters want to stop U.S. broadcasters from streaming television shows online into Canada."

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  1. What an excellent way to deal with obesity! by Semptimilius · · Score: 0, Troll

    Canada has high levels of obesity. Children are especially blubbery. If they are forced to watch more Canadian content, and can't get around it on the internet and the like, perhaps they'll decide to get out more and exercise.

  2. Canada uber alles by coltrane679 · · Score: 0, Troll

    What a fucking joke. What will these clowns do when they get their next Paul Bernado type case? The internet isn't like newspapers--you can't seize them at the border.

    I like Canada very much, especially BC, but sometimes the silliness up there can be overwhelming.