Canada’s broad­cast reg­u­lator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has modified rules applied large TV stream­ing ser­vices by tripling the share of revenues generated in Canada to be invested into local content. In 2024, the CRTC required online broadcasters to make a base contribution of 5% of their Canadian revenues to support the broadcasting system. As part of the implementation of the modernised Broadcasting Act (the Act), which requires the CRTC to mo...

Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) has reintroduced the Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026, a legislation designed to empower small independent artists and music creators by giving them the ability to collectively negotiate with both streaming platforms and generative artificial intelligence (AI) developers for fair compensation. First introduced in September 2023 and updated for the AI age, the bill, cosponsored by Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-35). aims at addre...

Italy's Guardia di finanza (financial police) from the city of Ravenna has coordinated on May 22 a nation-wide operation targeting the operators and beneficiaries of a streaming piracy ​network built around the CINEMAGOAL app, which provides subscription access to unlicensed audiovisual content.

The operation, named Tutto Chiaro, included over 100 searches and seizures across the national territory, carried out by the Guardia di Finanza, with the support of the Special Units for Privacy and ...