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Canadian Groups Call For Massive Net Regulation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the driving-websites-offshore dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist is reporting that Canadian cultural groups including ACTRA and SOCAN have called on Canada's telecom regulator to implement a massive new Internet regulation framework. This includes a new three-percent tax on ISPs to pay for new media creation, Canadian content requirements for commercial websites, and licensing requirements for new media broadcasters, including for user-generated content."

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  1. Nothing Good by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Nothing good can come from this. Notice, tax and spend. New tax, and spend on a new program. Don't the "Do Gooders" ever learn?

    Why can't they (the gov) just let us be! DAMN IT!!!

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