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

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


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:31PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @08:31PM (#575666)

    That part does not exist. It is a myth that treaties override the Constitution or are equal to it. The Constitution is the highest law of the land.

    It is one of the places where the War on Drugs gains it's power: treaties.

    Where are you getting this?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @10:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @10:33PM (#575697)

    Section 35 says "The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed."