Hard to say who's side I'm on, but I can't help but think of those spam apps you see all over the Internet that charge you a small or large sum of money for som

Hard to say who's side I'm on, but I can't help but think of those spam apps you see all over the Internet that charge you a small or large sum of money for something you can get for free on the net (i.e. watch all the free movies you want for $10, which in turn they sell you a repackaged version of uTorrent with links to Pirates Bay). In a way, the CBC is protecting the free availability of their service; it's like they're protecting themselves and their brand from people who want to profit off of it.