digtvcolumn Appeared in the Toronto Star on July 26, 2010 as Digital TV Transition Could Lead to New Divide In just over one year, Canada is scheduled to complete the digital television transition, as stations switch from analog to digital broadcasts. While cable and satellite subscribers will not notice the […]
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Government Launches Consultation on Foreign Ownership in Book Publishing and Distribution
The government has launched a new public consultation that opens the door to changes to the foreign investment restrictions in the book publishing, distribution, and retail sectors.
Canadian Heritage Committee Releases Interim Digital Media Report
The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage has released an interim report on its Digital Media: Opportunities and Challenges study. I appeared before the committee in the spring. The report simply reviews witness testimony without adopting any recommendations.
Writers Guild of Canada: Levy on All Distribution and Storage Points
The Wire Report reports on this week's Canadian Heritage committee of the Writers Guild of Canada, which argued for two levies that would cover all distribution and storage points. The WU wants both an ISP levy (as proposed to the CRTC last year) and an expansion of the private copying […]
ACTRA on Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore
This week ACTRA's Stephen Waddell appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. A discussion on the private copying levy led to a testy exchange about Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore with Waddell stating: "I really don't understand why our minister, the minister who should, as you say, be defending […]
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