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?"

Comments

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.