CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mercedes-Benz 500K, Netflix, Music Canada

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Daniel Pare

Document Summary

Idea that we need to resist us cultural force. We have the pillars of cultural policy state interest is the publics interest. Cbc was a producer and distributer they got split up in 1984 for both roles. Telecommunications policy & international submarine cable licensing. Spectrum policy and management: canadian heritage. Regulations administered by: crtc telecoms & broadcasting (responsible for looking over broadcasting/ operates to the gov by manly works independently, industry canada spectrum (canadian standards broadcasting counsil is independently owned candian radio-television and telecommuniations commissions (crtc) Authority comes from the telecommunications act and the broadcasting act. Quasi-judicial status - full range of regulatory powers. Ensure that rates we pay for our communications are just and reasonable (the broadcastors always want to raise these rates) (key thing is that every time you go online or listen to the radio, watch tv, go on your phone, your actions are influenced by the actions of the crtc created in.