Parliamentarians need to listen to audio streaming concerns on C-11

It is already bold for Bill C-11 to regulate streaming like radio; it would go too far to treat music and video streaming platforms as an homogenous industry.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez introduced the broadcasting bill in February. If we want Canadian artists to continue to flourish in the opportunities that streaming provides, Parliament must consider the unique needs of each type of streaming and carry the right amendments forward, writes Nathan Wiszniak.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NATHAN WISZNIAK

November 9, 2022

Since launching in 2014, Spotify has become Canada's most popular audio streaming service, transforming an industry ravaged by piracy into one of growth: through the explosion of new music on our platform, record revenues for labels and music publishing partners, and the introduction of new listener...

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