Netflix, Disney Challenge Canadian Content Fee In Court: Report
Netflix, Disney Challenge Canadian Content Fee In Court: Report
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS), and other major U.S. streaming companies have reportedly filed a court motion in Canada to challenge a new regulation.
據報道，Netflix Inc（NASDAQ：NFLX）、Walt Disney Co（NYSE：DIS）和其他主要美國流媒體公司已在加拿大提出法庭動議，挑戰新的規定。
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has mandated these companies to contribute 5% of their sales in the country to support local broadcast news and other domestic content.
加拿大廣播電視和電信委員會（CRTC）規定這些公司應在當地銷售額的5%用於支持本地廣播新聞和其他國內內容。
The Motion Picture Association-Canada argued that the CRTC's order surpassed its regulatory authority and failed to acknowledge the substantial investments these companies already make in Canada annually, reported The Wall Street Journal.
加拿大電影協會聲稱，CRTC的命令超出了其監管權限，並未承認這些公司每年在加拿大的大量投資，據華爾街日報報道。
Wendy Noss, the association's president, emphasized that the streaming services do not produce local news and do not receive the legal privileges and protections that Canadian broadcasters enjoy for providing such news.
該協會主席Wendy Noss強調，流媒體服務不生產當地新聞，也沒有享有加拿大廣播公司爲提供此類新聞而享有的法律特權和保護。
The industry's reaction included warnings that the levy could result in increased subscription prices for Canadian consumers.
行業的反應包括警告稱徵收費用可能會導致加拿大消費者的訂閱價格上漲。
Additionally, some fear that the streaming giants might reconsider their operations in Canada. The CRTC has proposed that these contributions will address concerns about the potential decline in the availability and production of local content, due to insufficient market-driven funding.
此外，一些人擔心這些流媒體巨頭可能會重新考慮在加拿大的經營。CRTC建議這些捐款將解決由於市場驅動資金不足導致當地內容的可用性和生產潛力下降的問題。
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In their legal filing, the streaming companies' lawyers argued that the CRTC failed to provide a valid basis for compelling foreign streamers to fund local news production.
在他們的法律文件中，這些流媒體公司的律師認爲，CRTC未能爲迫使外國流媒體公司資助本地新聞製作提供合法依據。
The broadcasters contend that the regulator's decision lacks evidence and is unreasonable. The CRTC had previously stated that these payments would begin in the 2024-25 broadcast year, contributing an estimated C$200 million (approximately $147 million) annually to the broadcasting system.
廣播公司認爲，監管機構的決定缺乏證據，是不合理的。CRTC此前曾表示，這些付款將從2024-25年度開始，每年爲廣播系統貢獻大約2千萬加元（約1470萬美元）。
Michael Geist, an internet law professor at the University of Ottawa, commented that the streaming companies' legal challenge hinges on the absence of a rational connection between their services and Canadian news broadcasts.
渥太華大學的互聯網法教授Michael Geist稱，這些流媒體公司的法律挑戰取決於他們的服務與加拿大新聞廣播之間缺乏合理聯繫。
Geist also pointed out that domestic competitors are not subject to this levy, raising further questions about the fairness and rationale behind the regulation.
Geist還指出，國內競爭對手不受此稅收的影響，這引發了該規定公平性和合理性的進一步質疑。
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