Rumours of Industry, Heritage rift on C-48 denied after MP’s comments in House
Broadcast | March 7, 2002
A senior government official is defending Ottawa’s Internet retransmission legislative process in the strongest possible terms even as rumours persist that as-yet-announced regulations are being bogged down by departmental in-fighting. Michèle Gervais, head of Industry Canada’s Intellectual Property Branch, tells Canadian NEW MEDIA that allegations of a rift between her department and Canadian Heritage are wrong. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks of free access to thewirereport.ca and our exclusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. |