Jorge
February 12th, 2008, 05:20 AM
On the heals of Jim Prentice echoing sentiments of major record labels (video, via Michael Geist) during a question and answer period, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters have stated that they are against a Canadian DMCA.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Glenn O'Farrell wrote an op-ed in the Hill Times (Paywall) stating that the radio broadcasters is on the "breaking point", saying that tariff's could grow to $200 million a year if DMCA-like copyright laws were tabled.
Michael Geist highlighted the following:
If a new fee proposed by the record labels is approved, additional payments from Canadian broadcasters to the labels - many based outside Canada - are expected to total approximately $50 million per year.
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The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Glenn O'Farrell wrote an op-ed in the Hill Times (Paywall) stating that the radio broadcasters is on the "breaking point", saying that tariff's could grow to $200 million a year if DMCA-like copyright laws were tabled.
Michael Geist highlighted the following:
If a new fee proposed by the record labels is approved, additional payments from Canadian broadcasters to the labels - many based outside Canada - are expected to total approximately $50 million per year.
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