Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

SoylentNews is powered by your submissions, so send in your scoop. Only 10 submissions in the queue.

Bell Canada Calls for Adding Obligatory Website Blocking to NAFTA

posted by takyon on Sunday October 01 2017, @06:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the web-embargo dept.

canopic jug writes:

Bell, Canada's largest telecom company, has called on the government to support radical copyright and broadcast distribution reforms as part of the NAFTA renegotiation. Their proposals include the creation of a mandated website blocking system without judicial review overseen by the CRTC and the complete criminalization of copyright with criminal provisions attached to all commercial infringement. Bell also supports an overhaul of the current retransmission system for broadcasters, supporting a "consent model" that would either keep U.S. channels out of the Canadian market or dramatically increase their cost of access while maintaining simultaneous substitution.

Source: Bell Canada Calls for CRTC-Backed Website Blocking System and Complete Criminalization of Copyright in NAFTA

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Bell Canada Calls for Adding Obligatory Website Blocking to NAFTA | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 18 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @09:16AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @09:16AM (#575504)

    I never "agreed" to that. My consent was taken for granted at birth, without consultation, and the penalty for denying consent is imprisonment or death. No, I didn't agree to that pledge, and I hold no allegiance.

    Starting Score:    0  points
    Moderation   +1  
       Insightful=1, Total=1
    Extra 'Insightful' Modifier   0  
    Total Score:   1  

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by c0lo on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:59AM (1 child)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 01 2017, @11:59AM (#575539) Journal

    No, I didn't agree to that pledge, and I hold no allegiance.

    I matters not. You'll be forced to agree, even agree with whatever the Canadians takes for granted at the birth of one of their own.

    Bell Canada calls for ... [etc]

    --
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Post-Nihilist on Sunday October 01 2017, @07:01PM

      by Post-Nihilist (5672) on Sunday October 01 2017, @07:01PM (#575649)

      We all hate bell Canada here in Canada. It is truly universals: the French Canadian abhors them as much as the English Canada. The two solitudes are united in there hatred of our most profitable in the world telecommunications companies.

      --
      Be like us, be different, be a nihilist!!!