Media, Information and Technoculture 1050A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Limewire, Canadian Content, Protectionism

• School: Western University
• Department: Media, Information and Technoculture
• Course: Media, Information and Technoculture 1050A/B
• Professor: Norma Coates

Document Summary

Representation and identity 1: what and who we see in. Where a lot of important things happen: how much people can own, how big companies can get. Content - what can be broadcast; cultural protectionism. Ownership - regulation seen as hindering innovation. Crtc (canadian radio and television commission: canada"s primary regulatory body for the media, sets rules for media companies, some cultural protectionism -> protecting it from american culture. Mapl- 35 - 40% of content on radio must be canadian according to this schema. Crtc is often at odds with the major media companies, especially telecomms. Crtc is responsible for stopping mandatory cell phone terms and 30-day cancellation fees, (cid:271)ut has(cid:374)"t (cid:271)ee(cid:374) a(cid:271)le to (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol pri(cid:272)i(cid:374)g. Canada is always afraid of having its culture swallowed up by the giant below. Whenever you write an article or make a drawing, you copyright it -> say that you own it.