YouTube, Apple Music, and other digital media companies are petitioning the Senate to slow the final passage of a bill aimed at regulating the internet.
“We urge this committee to pause,” the executives of the companies wrote in a letter to the standing Senate committee on transport and communications, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
Bill C-11, also known as An Act To Amend The Broadcasting Act, “will have a significant impact on music streaming services,” says a submission to the committee by the Digital Media Association (DiMA). The trade group represents YouTube, Amazon, Spotify, and other companies.
“Together these services connect millions of fans across Canada and around the world with tens of millions of songs and podcasts providing unique listening experiences,” the letter says. Nine million Canadians subscribe to streaming services, it noted….