Description: Here in Canada, Netflix is about to face the CRTC, adhere to Canadian broadcasting regulations, and pay into the CanCon Media fund.
Source: Huffington Post
Date: September 18, 2014
Major media companies are beginning to lobby Netflix and other streaming services to prevent users from accessing content available in other countries. Currently, about a third of Canadians who have Netflix access its U.S. service, but that could all end if these lobbying efforts prove successful. Read the full story.
Questions for discussion:
1. Do you watch the Canadian Netflix or the U.S version and why?
2. If U.S Netflix becomes more strictly regulated, do you think Canadian hackers will eventually be able to access it again?
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