The goal of the consultation is to ensure that those who hold the rights to the content 'are able to obtain fair remuneration for protected uses of their content online'
The federal government is considering a controversial move to allow internet service providers to block websites that show pirated movies and TV shows.
The government launched a consultation document Wednesday that proposes a number of options to crack down on online content that infringes copyright in Canada.
“This is something you can safely say is going to receive a lot of pushback,” said Laura Tribe, executive director of internet advocacy group OpenMedia.
According to a 2018 government report, pirated content is accessed by 26 per cent of online Canadians. And when a website-blocking proposal was unsuccessfully floated three years ago thousands of Canadians complained to the CRTC that it was an attack on net neutrality and free expression.
The goal of the consultation is to ensure that those who hold the rights to the content “are able to obtain fair remuneration for protected uses of their content online,” the paper outlined. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault said in a press release the Canada needs “a more up-to-date framework to ensure more accountability and better remuneration and transparency.”
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