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U.S. congressman introduces bill targeting Online Streaming Act
The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate if Canada’s Online Streaming Act discriminates against American platforms and could lead to tariffs or trade concessions changes.
- Thursday, Republican Rep. Lloyd Smucker introduced the Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, directing a Section 301 investigation into Canada’s Online Streaming Act.
- Requiring large foreign platforms, the Online Streaming Act, passed in 2023, mandates promotion of Canadian content and a five per cent contribution, while the CRTC finalizes a new Canadian content definition.
- Industry groups including the Digital Media Association welcomed the bill, with the Digital Media Association and Motion Picture Association saying the Online Streaming Act discriminates against non-Canadian companies, while MPA-Canada launched a 2024 legal challenge to the CRTC’s five per cent revenue requirement.
- Digital trade plays a critical role in America’s economy, and Smucker says it supports high-paying jobs and American creators, while Ottawa and Culture Minister Marc Miller defend the law as necessary to protect Canada’s cultural sector.
- Following recent Section 301 investigations announced this month, tensions have increased as the bill arrives ahead of this summer’s CUSMA review, after pressure last year led to the digital services tax rescinded last year.
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