# canadian content (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover canadian content. Page: Feed: --- ## [Count Binface or Lord Buckethead? A Comedic Copyright Controversy](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/08/17/count-binface-or-lord-buckethead-a-comedic-copyright-controversy/) _2026-08-17 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Lord Pailface Copyright is a deadly serious business, as the AI company Anthropic found out when it was sued for copyright infringement and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to implicated authors, or as the online platform Afterlife discovered when it was ordered by a Canadian court to pay $20 million to plaintiffs for publishing unauthorized … Continue reading "Count Binface or Lord Buckethead? A… ## [Read the Room](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/read-the-room) _2026-08-14 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ A coalition of subsidy recipients has discovered that subsidy is sovereignty. ## [Can Canadian Film or Television Have a Global Hit?](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/08/09/can-canadian-film-or-television-have-a-global-hit/) _2026-08-10 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Pursuing the Unlikely Dream By Peter S. Grant Peter Grant Occasionally I am pleased to host a guest post on this blog, which is the case with today s essay by Peter S. Grant. It is timely given the current policy debate over the role of foreign platforms in contributing to the production of Canadian content. Continue reading "Can Canadian Film or Television Have a Global Hit?" ## [What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Four: New Platforms, Same Question](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-is-a-canadian-program-instalment-2d0) _2026-08-06 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ The CRTC updates its Canadian content definition for the streaming era ## [US Streamers and Canadian Content: What is the Role of Copyright? (A Clarification)](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/08/05/us-streamers-and-canadian-content-what-is-the-role-of-copyright-a-clarification/) _2026-08-06 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Shutterstock (adapted) Last week I commented on the news that the Carney government intends to eliminate even the 5 percent base contribution of revenues required of US streaming services to fund Canadian production, rolling back a requirement imposed in 2024 by the CRTC as part of the first phase of implementing the Online Streaming Continue reading "US Streamers and Canadian Content: What… ## [How to Get the US Streamers to Invest in Canadian Content](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/07/31/how-to-get-the-us-streamers-to-invest-in-canadian-content/) _2026-07-31 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Shutterstock It was an unusual, almost clumsy way to disclose an important policy change (or, at the very least, a key policy refinement/clarification). The Carney government has revealed, via a previously undisclosed letter to the Federal Court, that it no longer intends to require foreign streaming services, i.e. Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and Continue reading "How to Get the… ## [Is This Flag Protected by Copyright?](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/07/28/is-this-flag-protected-by-copyright/) _2026-07-28 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Public domain When I scroll down the emoji list on my phone, after all the smileys and pulsating hearts, the camels and horses, tennis racquets and golf clubs, I come to a section displaying flags. Flags of all colours and descriptions, most of which look as if they are from a child’s colouring book. Continue reading "Is This Flag Protected by Copyright?" ## [A Country That Doesn't Ask](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/a-country-that-doesnt-ask) _2026-07-26 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ Scotland passes its culture on without seeming to try; Canada legislates, regulates, funds, and frets over its. A day at the Inveraray Games left me wondering which of us has it right. ## [AI Training and Copyright: Australia Gets it Right—Now it’s Canada’s Turn](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/07/21/ai-training-and-copyright-australia-gets-it-right-now-its-canadas-turn/) _2026-07-21 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Shutterstock In early June Canada issued its national AI strategy paper, “AI for All”. As I noted in a blog post at the time, while the strategy covered many elements of AI in its 50 pages outlining policy objectives and planned actions, it managed to avoid using the word “copyright” even once. Australia has Continue reading "AI Training and Copyright: Australia Gets it Right—Now it’s… ## [Litigation vs. Licensing for AI Training](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/07/14/litigation-vs-licensing-for-ai-training/) _2026-07-14 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Author There is an ongoing struggle between the tech world of AI training and the cultural world of content creation. It has led to lots of litigation but also an increasing number of licensing agreements, the obvious market solution. Litigation has helped convince AI companies to share some of the wealth by pursuing licensing. Continue reading "Litigation vs. Licensing for AI Training" ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JRBPyqjuEZbR) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Three: Treaty Co-Productions](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-is-a-canadian-program-instalment-6fb) _2026-07-12 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ How two (or more) countries can each call a production their own ## [Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the Public Domain in Mexico: Who’s Right? (A Copyright Rabbit Hole)](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/07/06/frida-kahlo-diego-rivera-and-the-public-domain-in-mexico-whos-right-a-copyright-rabbit-hole/) _2026-07-07 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Public domain (Canada) In a blog post I wrote last year after a couple of delightful weeks in Mexico over the Christmas/New Year holiday, I commented on an article published by a US art publication. It had stated definitively that the works of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo had entered the public domain in the Continue reading "Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the Public Domain in Mexico: Who’s… ## [What is a Canadian Program? Instalment Two: Where the Money Is](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-is-a-canadian-program-instalment-ff2) _2026-07-01 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ Canadian enough for a quota vs. Canadian enough for a cheque.. ## [What They Said. What They Meant. The Sequel.](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-they-said-what-they-meant-the) _2026-06-29 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ I joined Michael Geist on Law Bytes to discuss the CRTC reversal and my recent Substack post. ## [Copyright Developments in New Zealand: Going in the Right Direction](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/06/29/copyright-developments-in-new-zealand-going-in-the-right-direction/) _2026-06-29 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Wikimedia (Public domain) New Zealand is proposing to introduce a number of optional updates to its Copyright Act when it enacts required changes to bring legislation into compliance with two treaties it has signed. This is good news for creators. Still to be addressed, however, is the thorny issue of AI training on copyrighted Continue reading "Copyright Developments in New Zealand: Going… ## [The AI Copyright Crisis Contains an Opportunity for which Publishers have Waited Centuries](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/06/23/the-ai-copyright-crisis-contains-an-opportunity-for-which-publishers-have-waited-centuries/) _2026-06-23 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ We read daily about new lawsuits brought by rightsholders against AI developers, strategy papers floated by governments seeking to solve the riddle of reconciling copyright and AI, and declarations issued by authors proclaiming the end of human creativity. The creative community seems to have coalesced around the principles of transparency, permission and remuneration but the Continue reading "The… ## [What is a Canadian Program? Instalment One: The C-Number Nobody’s Heard Of](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-is-a-canadian-program-instalment) _2026-06-22 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ CRTC certification doesn’t measure Canadian-ness. It administers it - which is a different thing, and the first instalment in a series about that difference. ## [The Artists’ Resale Right in Canada: Many Promises but No Delivery (Let’s Get on With It)](https://hughstephensblog.net/2026/06/18/the-artists-resale-right-in-canada-many-promises-but-no-delivery-lets-get-on-with-it/) _2026-06-18 · hughstephensblog · Hugh Stephens Blog_ Image: Shutterstock The recent sale, or re-sale to be more exact, for $5.7 million of a 1948 painting by the late BC artist E.J. Hughes (“Coastal Boats Near Sidney, BC”), who spent much of his life in relative poverty, reminded me that the oft-promised but yet-to-be-delivered Artist’s Resale Right (ARR) in Canada is still in Continue reading "The Artists’ Resale Right in Canada: Many Promises but… ## [What They Said. What They Meant.](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-they-said-what-they-meant) _2026-06-05 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ Six press releases about Canadian culture, translated to English from the original self-interest. ## [The Bill Comes Due](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/the-bill-comes-due) _2026-06-03 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ The Online Streaming Act framework has collapsed. The question is whether we're ready for an honest conversation about what comes next. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/vyFIyLmljC4q) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [What is a Canadian Program? (It Depends on Who's Asking - and Why)](https://whitepaperblackcoffee.substack.com/p/what-is-a-canadian-program-it-depends) _2026-05-19 · Mark Musselman · White Paper Black Coffee_ Introducing a series on the most misunderstood subject in Canadian media policy