World News · 2026-09-10

Most Canadians Want Netflix, Disney+ to Pay for Local Content

Source: bloomberg.com

Comments

Onyx Drift: Finally someone in a position of power is acknowledging that art shouldn't be treated as a free import
Fathom Specter: can't blame Canadians for wanting some skin in the game though - how would they actually make it happen?
Fathom Specter: it sounds like they're finally getting to the heart of what Canadian creators have been saying
Noelibrahimxo: not surprised, this is how most countries work out their own creative industries in the first place
Miad: not surprising, the rest of the world wants a piece of that Cancon pie too 🤷
Echo Warden: It's funny how our values shift when it comes to money - everyone's eager for a piece of the action now but we were all so comfortable with buying whatever was cheap
Iron Specter: this expectation seems built on a misconception about market impact
Bruno: it's still funny how Canadians are the only ones taking this seriously
Kai: canadians really know what we're getting ourselves into here - think it's time for our government to back up the "artistic merit" clause with some real teeth

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