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Why Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Bill C-18 and Google’s Response to Mandated Payments for Links

Michael Geist

Unlike the standards established under the Income Tax Act which govern Qualified Canadian Journalism Organizations (QCJO) and which feature multiple criteria to ensure that only organizations producing journalism are covered, Bill C-18 applies to broadcasters that may not face any requirements to produce news.

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The New Hit Factory: Podcasts and Audiobooks

Velocity of Content

And journalism digging up dirt on the rich and famous. Major streaming and traditional media companies have recently invested over $2 billion in podcasting deals, raising comparisons with the heady early days of television. Horror and true crime. Uplifting family-oriented tales worthy of Disney.

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Once Branded Notorious Pirates, Sites Agree to Filter Out Pirated TV Shows

TorrentFreak

The Association of Commercial Television (AKTV) represents the rights of broadcasters in the Czech Republic. ko television networks, AKTV’s responsibilities include defending the rights of its members and ensuring that everyone respects copyrights. .” Time to Start Filtering Uploads. ” Crack Open The Champagne? .

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‘Pirated’ TikTok Clips Help to Promote TV Series, Research Finds

TorrentFreak

They called for platforms like TikTok to actively detect and remove unauthorized film and television content,” the researchers recall. Effects of User-Generated Condensed Clips on Demand for Streaming Services , which will be published in the academic journal Marketing Science.

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Defamation in the Indian Media and Entertainment Industry

IP and Legal Filings

Print media such as newspapers, television, social channels, websites, and especially social media significantly impact society’s formation of general opinion and point of view. 2] The right to freedom and expression is a basic fundamental right in India, safeguarded by the Indian Constitution.

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Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s Credibility Problem, Part Two: Misleading and Missing Data on Bill C-18

Michael Geist

The number of media outlets – newspapers, television, radio stations, and news websites – that have closed between 2008 and last August is 468, and 78 of them closed since the beginning of the pandemic. There are many other programs that are there to support local journalism and small media to which they can apply.

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Rogers v Grimaldi doesn't apply to alcohol, but Peaky Blinders still can't get injunction

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It submitted 14 social media posts “which it contends shows consumers and retailers attributed a particular source to Defendants’ liquor and Plaintiff’s television show.” There was also coverage by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Vox, and Mashable. But this didn’t show source significance.