CRTC Mulls Canadian Content On the Internet

PsiCTO writes "The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is going to weigh Internet content regulation — this could mean requiring some amount of Canadian content coming across Canadian pipes. The CRTC is akin to the FCC. They get that they can't 'regulate' the Internet, but are proposing to promote additional Canadian content in some way, as is currently done with radio and TV content. Likely they will discuss tax credits, subsidies, grants, or other traditional mechanisms. What do people think about this? Are there similar efforts, existing or proposed, in other countries?"

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But all my internet content is porn

[SmallFurryCreature]

So are we now going to get goverment subsidised canadian porn? For that matter, get the canadian goverment to ensure that canadian slashdot readers get the right percentage of canadian first posts?

I don't know what they smoke in canada but it got to be good.

Re:But all my internet content is porn

[oldspewey]

only for certain values of "way"

Re:But all my internet content is porn

[poetmatt]

Those aren't hockey sticks they're waving

Re:Government should not compete

[onkelonkel]

I don't think you understand how vitally important this is. Without CanCon rules there would have been no Bryan Adams, no Alanis Morisette, no Avril Lavigne, no Celene Dion.

OK, never mind.

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[plover]

You wrote:

"Note: I work for the CRTC. They are not proposing influencing the content itself but rather the distribution."

In either case, the nanny province is telling me what I can and cannot watch. Whether it is the content, that is direct cesorship, or the distribution, that is the ability to see what I want without "help" from the government (that is you), it is STILL censorship. It is, like all cancon laws, tarted up censorship, eh.

JE

There, I Canuckified that for you. It's now compliant with the Canadian Content laws.

Great..

[maddskillz]

I hope this doesn't mean they expect me to download nickleback mp3's

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[internerdj]

Hmmm on one side I hand over responsibility to an entity that I give money to work for me but doesn't, on the other side I hand over responsibility to an entity I give money to work for me but doesn't. Decisions, Decisions.

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[armer]

But you forgot to Canuckify your post eh, you hoser...

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[camperdave]

There's a story about King Canute trying to hold back the tide.

Maybe they need to read the story about Aqluktikut, the Innuit hunter who was trying to stop the polar bear from being white... It's got more Canadian content.

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[commodore64_love]

Jeez. How tyrannical.

The Canadian Provinces should secede from the Confederation and come join the United States. (Except Quebec. You can remain independent or join France, or something.) We already invited the Canadians to join us in 1776. That invitation is still open.

Re:Net Neutrality in Action

[supernova_hq]

I though we made our opinion of joining the United States quite clear when we burned down your precious white house in 1814...

Re:It's not about the government

[euxneks]

All us Canucks also wear Tim Hortons stuff abroad now. Anyone who doesn't is deemed american and subsequently mapled and beavered for impersonating a canadian. If you don't know what mapling and beavering is, be warned, you may be the next target.