Post #2787981
2026-05-23 14:50 UTC
Replies (4)
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@one_old_coder@piefed.social 2026-05-23 15:29
Not really. France did the same and we were flooded with the lowest tier crap ever because of that law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubon_Law There is no solution to that problem though.
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@aramis87@fedia.io 2026-05-23 15:55
One thing I like is that the revenue from these taxes go explicitly to the threatened industries. So the more that Canadians stream US works, the more money there is for Canadian tv, movies and radio to compete. Too often, income like this is directed into a general revenue stream, leaving the threatened industries with the same or even less resources to compete with.
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@CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world 2026-05-23 15:27
...and a 25% tarrif like our steel and aluminum. Reciprocity.
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@Eldritch@piefed.world 2026-05-23 16:47
Yes, but no. Maybe we shouldn't have streaming cartels at all. Just focusing on enabling content creators wherever they may be, for the sake of the content. You'd be hard pressed to find less deserving less capable stewards of content, than the ones currently stewarding it. Honestly I wouldn't care if content I make was shown for free to everyone in the world. As long as I had housing/health/food security and self determination. As would most creative people.