CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Media Imperialism, Icann, Canadian Cultural Protectionism

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

Document Summary

Goes back to 15c. printing press > books started to travel borders; so how to you control flow of information. ^^ now we have international l treaties that deal with communication; promoting culture, preserving culture. Canada is a strong believer that we should protect our cultural products. They don"t see a difference between culture and other commodities. 1865; national telegraph convention. agreements on telegraph signal transportation in different countries also established a fee. Berline radio convention agreement on radio signals. Up to late 1800s copyright laws > everyone had their own copyright law, but no protection for copyright across borders us was the biggest pirate of copyrighted information. Media policies have 3 rules: concerned with the establishment of regulatory and mandatory bodies, media should serve the interests of society, need to reconcile individual rights with social rights. Private authorities have a say in media not just the gvt (eg. icann) Fallacies set out a framework, structures for broadcasting.