CMDS TEST STUDYING (JAN 6-20)

Canadian Radio Television Telecommunications Act (CRTC)

The refree for Canadian media, It is a government agency that makes and enforced the rules for TV,radio, phone, internet companys.

Telecommunications Act (1993)

to foster increased relliance on market forces for the provision of telecommunication services

broadcasting act

the law that says Canadian TV and radio must protect and promote Canadian culture

Net Neutrality

Equality for internet data. Internet service providers (ISP) must treat all websties and apps the same

Throttling

intentially slowing down your internet speed (traffic shaping)

Zero Rating

when an ISP lets you use a specifc app without it counting against your data cap

cultural soverignty

a nations right to control its own culture without outside interference

MAPL: Music, Artist Performance & Lyrics System

A checklist to decide if a song is Canadian enough to count towards legal qoutas

M: Music: is it composed by a Canadian Artist

A: Artist: is the performer Canadian

P: Is it recorded in Canada

L: is it written by a Canadian

media economics

the study of how money, labour, resrouce are used to meet out communciation needs

online streaming act

a law forcing digital giants (netflix/disney) to follow the same rules as traditional canadian broadcasters

myth of meritocracy

the false belief that the best media naturally rises to the top based on quality

market failure

when the market fails to provide something valuable because it isn’t profitable immediatley

exchange value

the price of something in the market

use value

the utility or actual benefit you get from it

the means of production

the tools and systems needed to needed to create goods & survive

public ownership

owned by the government/state for the public good (libraries, public transit, CBC)

private ownership

owned by individuals or corporations for profit (Bell, IKEA, Commercial TV)

Vertical Integration

when one company owns the entire supply chain of their product

alternative media

small independent media. it is not big business (Disney +) and not government CBC. it fights for social justice

copyright

a government granted monopoly that gives creators the exclusive right to profit from their work for a limited time

fair use (USA)

a flexible rule. you can use copyrighted material without premission if it helps the public good (education, parody) its judged by 4 general factors.

• purpose

• nature of work

• amount used

• market effect

Fair Dealing (Canada)

a specifc list you can only use material without permission if it fits into exact categories written into law

• research

• private study

• criticism

• news

  • it is clearer but less flexible than the US version

first sale doctorine

once you buy a physical copy of media (book, DVD) the creator can’t stop you from selling/lending it to someone else (ex. used car)

The ideal/expression dichotomy

you can own a specific way you wrote a story (expression), but you cannot own the general concept (Idea)

Paracopyright

tools used by a company to extend their control beyond what copyright law actually allows

creative double bind

the trap artists face with AI the bind wanting to use AI as a crative tool, but they are terrifeid it will replace or steal their work (threat they are stuck between embracing the future and protecting their rights