I want to add a bit of context from the government’s article:
> Online streaming services that operate in Canada, offer broadcasting content, and earn $10 million or more in annual revenues will need to complete a registration form by November 28, 2023.
As the “services that offer podcasts” can bit a bit of a racket, it’s possible that putting your podcast on your own website classifies your website as an “online service” and therefore that controls independent creators
No, Canada has had laws promoting Canadian Content (CanCon) for many years now. What’s new is that they’re now extending these protections to online media.
I haven't seen an even remotely popular decision come from the CRTC in decades. I think maybe the last thing they did that anyone actually thought was worth while was unbundling cable packages... well into the decline of cable television.
Everything else, makes them obvious enemies of basically all Canadians. Selling out to massive telecoms and setting up meaningless laws to make content production and distribution harder in Canada.
I can honestly say I have no respect for anyone working under the purview of the CRTC.
On one hand they require distribution services to register, read Apple or Spotify. On another they require them "to make content available in a way that is not tied to a specific mobile or Internet service." Would be nice to know what they were smoking, because that's how you kill all podcast distribution in Canada.
And all it took to produce this piece of legislation were mere 4 months of "public consultations".
if one believes that this agency/law/act will not lower the "$10M" in the future I have some lake front property in FL to sell you.... Agencies are ALWAYS about expanding/taking more/pushing limits
They could lower it to 100k and it probably won't affect most podcasts. Any point below that isn't really worth the extra bureaucratic hurdle anyway as the author will file taxes anyway.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 222 ms ] thread> Online streaming services that operate in Canada, offer broadcasting content, and earn $10 million or more in annual revenues will need to complete a registration form by November 28, 2023.
They only want to control the means by which podcasts are distributed.
How does one really define a podcast anyway? Me hosting any audio file which is not music and has people talking?
- Social media services must register; however, users do not.
- Online services that offer podcasts must register; however, individuals who use social media to share podcasts do not.
That to me clearly indicates that "podcasters" do not need to register.
Downfall of Canada continues.
They would have to earn $10 million dollars or more in annual revenue to be affected.
Not loving that phrasing. The only reason you’d be this opaque is because you want to hide your intentions.
Everything else, makes them obvious enemies of basically all Canadians. Selling out to massive telecoms and setting up meaningless laws to make content production and distribution harder in Canada.
I can honestly say I have no respect for anyone working under the purview of the CRTC.
On one hand they require distribution services to register, read Apple or Spotify. On another they require them "to make content available in a way that is not tied to a specific mobile or Internet service." Would be nice to know what they were smoking, because that's how you kill all podcast distribution in Canada.
And all it took to produce this piece of legislation were mere 4 months of "public consultations".
great job CN!!!!!!!