Faites les payer les utilisateurs de radio internet: SIRIUS

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'Internet radio is a category killer and the category that it would kill would be ours.'— Sherry Kerr, Sirius Canada Inc.

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Make ISPs, wireless carriers pay for broadcasting rights: Sirius
Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2009 | 7:01 PM ET Comments18Recommend5
CBC News

Internet service providers and wireless carriers should be forced to pay fees to support Canadian artists just like traditional broadcasters, since they make money off internet radio, Canada's broadcast regulator has been told.

"They are benefiting from the privilege of being able to broadcast to Canadians, but unlike traditional broadcasters, they currently have no obligations commensurate to that benefit," Sherry Kerr, vice-president and general counsel for the satellite radio company Sirius Canada Inc. Friday told a hearing in Gatineau, Que.

The hearing is one of a series being held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to determine whether broadcasting over the internet should be subject to federal regulations.

Kerr argued that internet radio is a direct competitor and a serious threat to satellite radio, especially now that it is becoming increasingly available on portable wireless devices and even some devices that can be built into the dashboard of a car.

"This view is supported by an increasing number of articles in the press opining that internet radio is a category killer and the category that it would kill would be ours," she said.

That would be bad for Canadian artists, as satellite radio broadcasters are required by the CRTC to offer significant support for Canadian artists by ensuring a certain percentage of their content is Canadian — specifically supporting emerging artists and contributing money to a fund to support Canadian artists.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/27/tech-crtc-sirius.html

Est-ce que ca-va inclure leur propre radio internet ou ils demanderont une dérogation a la loi qu'ils proposent eux-mêmes!
http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio

Je savait pas Sirius avait des visé socialiste et pro état contrôlant, d'après moi la madame n'écoute pas trop Howard 100 ou Howard 101, maisj'oubliais que Sirius Canada c'est Radio Canada...