▲ 77 ▼ Canada is imposing a 15% tax on streaming services to support local content (www.techspot.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments The 15% “TAX” headline is COMPLETE LIE. A misrepresentation - READ THE ARTICLE. It is NOT a TAX but a requirement that streamers spend 15% of Canadian revenue to PURCHASE or CREATE CANADIAN CONTENT. This is a Canadian content law. NOT A TAX.
[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children) Doesn't Canadian FM radio have a similar rule? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago Doesn't Canadian FM radio have a similar rule? All Canadian broadcasters have always been required to contribute towards the creation of Canadian content. All this is doing is making the American streamers who broadcast in Canada do the same thing. Thier complaints are that Canada won't let them take all the profits out of the country. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) They have a percentage of the content that needs to qualify as Canadian, in order to qualify as CanCon (Canadian Content), it needs to pass at least 2 of the 4 MAPL tests. Music: Are a majority of the songwriters Canadian? Artist: Is the performer Canadian? Performance: Was it performed/recorded in Canada? Lyrics: Were the lyrics written by a Canadian? Because things like Radio only broadcast, and don't let you choose your own programming, by making them broadcast a certain percentage of Canadian Content, Canadians are already getting a certain percentage of their royalties; No additional fee needed. When a Canadian act gets big enough, they often stop counting as CanCon. There was a time when Justin Bieber was popular but didn't count because he records songs written by non-Canadians while in the USA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago Canadian broadcasters are also required (as a condition of their license) to contribute to the creation of Canadian content. Each time, during the licence renewal, they have to provide detailed information about how they will achieve that. They can contribute money to a production fund, they can make their own content, they can directly assist and promote Canadian artists, or some combination of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago Doesn't Canadian FM radio have a similar rule? All Canadian broadcasters have always been required to contribute towards the creation of Canadian content. All this is doing is making the American streamers who broadcast in Canada do the same thing. Thier complaints are that Canada won't let them take all the profits out of the country. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) They have a percentage of the content that needs to qualify as Canadian, in order to qualify as CanCon (Canadian Content), it needs to pass at least 2 of the 4 MAPL tests. Music: Are a majority of the songwriters Canadian? Artist: Is the performer Canadian? Performance: Was it performed/recorded in Canada? Lyrics: Were the lyrics written by a Canadian? Because things like Radio only broadcast, and don't let you choose your own programming, by making them broadcast a certain percentage of Canadian Content, Canadians are already getting a certain percentage of their royalties; No additional fee needed. When a Canadian act gets big enough, they often stop counting as CanCon. There was a time when Justin Bieber was popular but didn't count because he records songs written by non-Canadians while in the USA. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago Canadian broadcasters are also required (as a condition of their license) to contribute to the creation of Canadian content. Each time, during the licence renewal, they have to provide detailed information about how they will achieve that. They can contribute money to a production fund, they can make their own content, they can directly assist and promote Canadian artists, or some combination of those. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago Canadian broadcasters are also required (as a condition of their license) to contribute to the creation of Canadian content. Each time, during the licence renewal, they have to provide detailed information about how they will achieve that. They can contribute money to a production fund, they can make their own content, they can directly assist and promote Canadian artists, or some combination of those. permalink fedilink source parent