According to Michael Geist, Google has jumped into the fight between Netflix and the CRTC . Faced with demands from the CRTC to turn over confidential data about where content is uploaded from, Google has refused to provide it arguing that it is not part of the Canadian broadcast system and not subject to CRTC regulation.
“The Google position is notable because it is presumably not based on the question of presence within Canada, since Google maintains a significant Canadian presence. Rather, the core challenge will likely focus on whether a service such as Youtube (which once went by the slogan “Broadcast Yourself”) can properly be characterized as broadcasting for the purposes of current Canadian law.”
So, the next move is up to the CRTC. Will they do something about this now that two companies are using that argument or let it slide? We’ll see.
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Google Thumbs Their Nose At The CRTC
According to Michael Geist, Google has jumped into the fight between Netflix and the CRTC . Faced with demands from the CRTC to turn over confidential data about where content is uploaded from, Google has refused to provide it arguing that it is not part of the Canadian broadcast system and not subject to CRTC regulation.
“The Google position is notable because it is presumably not based on the question of presence within Canada, since Google maintains a significant Canadian presence. Rather, the core challenge will likely focus on whether a service such as Youtube (which once went by the slogan “Broadcast Yourself”) can properly be characterized as broadcasting for the purposes of current Canadian law.”
So, the next move is up to the CRTC. Will they do something about this now that two companies are using that argument or let it slide? We’ll see.
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