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Supreme Court rules ISPs not subject to broadcast regulations


Business | 274 hits | Feb 09 7:55 am | Posted by: Regina

Court says Internet service providers just a mode of transmission, not subject to same rules and levies as content originators

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  1. Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:41 pm
    Awwww, now they have to work for their money instead of randomly 'taxing' as part of their business model. :(

  2. Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:13 pm
    A nice logical ruling.

  3. Thu Feb 09, 2012 7:43 pm
    "Dragon-Dancer" said
    A nice logical ruling.


    Agreed. Refreshing in this day and age.

  4. Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:24 pm
    supreme court ruled CRTC can't regulate internet TV Internet Television: ... It is conceivable that Netflix becomes subject to the same rules as Rogers/Bell for CanCon and the like if they are deemed to be a broadcast entity. ... You may not post new threads.

  5. Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:39 pm
    Netflix /is/ essentially a broadcast entity, they are a portal that distributes content.

  6. by avatar Regina
    Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:10 pm
    "mcmartin" said
    supreme court ruled CRTC can't regulate internet TV Internet Television: ... It is conceivable that Netflix becomes subject to the same rules as Rogers/Bell for CanCon and the like if they are deemed to be a broadcast entity. ... You may not post new threads.

    You are correct. New members can't post new threads.......especially ones who may want to Spam from PAKISTAN.

  7. Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:32 pm
    "Dragon-Dancer" said
    Netflix /is/ essentially a broadcast entity, they are a portal that distributes content.


    The difference between Netflix and a traditional TV outlet is the fact that the viewer has complete control over what they view online. How do you regulate Netflix when they aren't choosing what people watch?

  8. Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:19 pm
    "BigKeithO" said
    Netflix /is/ essentially a broadcast entity, they are a portal that distributes content.


    The difference between Netflix and a traditional TV outlet is the fact that the viewer has complete control over what they view online. How do you regulate Netflix when they aren't choosing what people watch?

    I'm not sure really but they do basically fit the criteria for being a broadcast entity. The only difference is they push only requested content rather than any sort of scheduled content. They also store information on everything you request so they may not have any fixed scheduled content but they do know what is and what isn't being broadcast through their service. How this affects or even could be affected by CRTC regulation I don't know precicely.



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