Canadian Court: Internet providers aren't broadcasters by Michael Geist
Posted in: Government & Policy at 12/07/2010 16:18
Last year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission released its new media decision, which addressed the prospect of increased CRTC regulation of Internet activities.
After days of hearings and thousands of pages of submissions, the Commission side-stepped the pressure to "do something," maintaining a hands-off approach and punting the most contentious issue -- the prospect of a new levy on Internet providers to fund Canadian content -- to the courts.
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/technology/lawbytes/article/834081--geist-court-internet-providers-aren-t-broadcasters
