Conventional broadcasters need more funding, as well as tax changes that give advertisers an incentive to advertise on Canadian websites, if Canada hopes to have a thriving and sustainable industry for new media, the CBC tells the CRTC.

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Using copyrighted material for satire on social networking sites like YouTube is rampant, but it could also become illegal unless the federal government includes user rights in new copyright legislation, expected to be tabled when the government resumes business after Jan. 27, warns some of Canada’s leading copyright lawyers.
The Conservative government is expected to table new legislation when Parliament resumes after Jan. 27. Its previous bill, C-61, died when the fall election was called. However, lawyers warn that unless amended, the proposed legislation would not support the "mashup", or integration of text, graphics, audio, video and animation content that is common on social networking sites.

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Moses Znaimer is at it again. The broadcasting pioneer behind Citytv, MuchMusic and Bravo is aiming his crosshairs at a new, yet older, audience – baby boomers. And he’s going after them from every angle.

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After winning one court battle and then losing another in April, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has persuaded the Supreme Court of Canada to hear its case into whether – in effect – the CRTC is a de facto tax collector for the federal government.

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