Senator’s ‘good faith’ journalism royalties bill flawed, say media watchdogs

MPs, Senators say they support Sen. Claude Carignan’s effort to have web giants pay for posting news through copyright laws, noting more needs to be done to support the journalism industry.
Senator Claude Carignan tabled Bill S-225 in the Senate on Feb. 17. It seeks to require digital platforms to pay royalties to the news producers whose content they share.
A Senate public bill aims to give royalties to journalistic organizations that see their work disseminated on digital platforms, but detractors point to issues with its implementation that could impair its ability to help. In the lead-up to Bill S-225, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (...

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