Future of Canadian AMVs in Danger

[outlawed]

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/CRTC ... ing-112406

25 GB usage caps I hear? Say it ain't so!

[NME]

The CRTC should be dissolved, this is nothing but a cash grab by ISPs who are trying to protect their assets. The CRTC and the Conservative government are clearly in the pocket of

I flatly refuse to pay overage charges, every Canadian consumer should. It costs less than a cent for an ISP to transfer a gigabyte of data. This is robbery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUsRCyS6PU

Please sign the petition at http://openmedia.ca/meter

[NME]

Meant to say in the pocket of Bell and the media companies.

But come on, it's obvious both sides of the border that the news isn't about educating but rather placating, scaring, and misinforming.

[BasharOfTheAges]

I hear Netflix is rather ripshit over this as well.

[Pwolf]

I hear Netflix is rather ripshit over this as well.

i hear they are considering removing their dvd rental option and only going to streaming (don't have source, only heard about it), i would be pretty pissed also.

[JudgeHolden]

I hear Netflix is rather ripshit over this as well.

i hear they are considering removing their dvd rental option and only going to streaming (don't have source, only heard about it), i would be pretty pissed also.

They just implemented the option of going with streaming only for a lower price.

[Pwolf]

they've had that for a while.

[NME]

http://tinyurl.com/UBBExplained

Here is a very well-written summation of the situation at hand.

This is an issue big enough to bring down the conservatives next election, and it will.

[purplepolecat]

What does this have to do with AMVs ?

[Otohiko]

I flatly refuse to pay overage charges, every Canadian consumer should. It costs less than a cent for an ISP to transfer a gigabyte of data. This is robbery.

x2

I'm facepalming right now, particularly as most of the content I download is perfectly legal and paid for dearly. You'd think they would be going in the other direction.

I'd like to point out, by the way, that Canada's centralization of the telecom industry is creepier than just having expensive internet. It's frightening how much of the entire communication and media (including internet, print, television, radio etc.) is centralized with something like 2.5 corporations. The CRTC being in bed with them doesn't surprise me.