CBC's New Licensing System Causes Anger
Tod Maffin,
Inside the CBC,
Feb 02, 2010
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is under fire for restrictive copyright licenses. It is requiring that sites wanting to use their content pay steep fees for doing so. Meanwhile, it has systems installed on its website that track user downloads of the content and even cut-and-paste, using systems called iCopyright and Tynt Insight. CBC has responded, saying "Licensing fees aren't new to the CBC [and] We need to generate revenues to offset our expenses." TVO's Jesse Brown answers back saying the terms are confusing and unreasonable. "Since these demands and requirements are wildly out of step with the culture and language of the Internet itself, does the CBC actually intend to enforce these rules through lawsuits targeting teachers, students, non-profit organizations, and individual Canadians?" I think that if the CBC were more willing to share content freely with Canadians, it would have fewer problems when it makes its funding request to the federal government.
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