Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio - Music Business Worldwide
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Streaming services will be required to pay 5% of their Canadian revenue to support local content, including radio stations.
  • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
    92·
    2 months ago

    Because streaming is international while radio is local.

    If international sites wanna play their music in Canada, then they should pay for the privilege.

    • Smk@lemmy.ca
      36·
      2 months ago

      I don’t understand why streaming services need to help radio stations. Are radio station sharing their profit as well ?

      • girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
        8·
        2 months ago

        Under those rules, streaming services that are not Canadian-owned and have more than CAD $25 million (approx. USD $18.5 million) in revenue in Canada annually are required to pay 5% of that revenue into funds that subsidize Canadian content and creators.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Are radio station sharing their profit as well ?

        They always have.

        And this **isn’t ** about streaming services helping radio stations, its about supporting Canadian content creators.