And so the Canadian government will just divide the money evenly between all musicians, everywhere? You do understand how absurd that is, right?
No. They give it to SOCAN who then determines how much to give each musician based on some sort of voodoo.
Essentially they are asking ISPs to pay royalty fees the way that radio stations, restaurants, theaters etc. do.
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And so the Canadian government will just divide the money evenly between all musicians, everywhere? You do understand how absurd that is, right?
No. They give it to SOCAN who then determines how much to give each musician based on some sort of voodoo. Essentially they are asking ISPs to pay royalty fees the way that radio stations, restaurants, theaters etc. do.