The FairPlay Canada coalition, which includes Bell Canada, Rogers, the CBC and other large media companies, suffered a setback in its fight against so-called content pirates on Tuesday when the CRTC said it doesn’t have authority to police the activities it wants shut down. The coalition, led by Bell, asked the CRTC to help protect its ownership and licensing rights by setting up an independent agency to help locate websites with pirated material. ( Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS )The coalition also wanted the CRTC to require internet providers to block access to pirated material. Article Continued BelowBell Canada owns the country’s largest telecom network, including residential television and internet services, as well as Bell Media — which owns the CTV television network, specialty TV channels and production facilities. The CRTC introduced the code in 2015 after extensive public consultations, known as Let’s Talk TV, that resulted in a number of reforms for regulated media companies.

Source: thestar October 02, 2018 18:33 UTC