> it is just resistance from even larger corporations to pay a share of their profits to content creators. It's also largely about who has pull in government

> it is just resistance from even larger corporations to pay a share of their profits to content creators. It's also largely about who has pull in government to reroute $$ from one corporation to another. CBC type outlets have plenty of backers in Canadian gov that pull this sort of thing off. Similar to the Canadian film industry being propped up by government. The costs to consumers isn't always just they have to pay more or not. It's about what content they won't get (legal) access to. Similar to the difference between chilling speech vs censorship. There's so many small products/services you don't get as Canadians, that are freely available in the US and other countries, often for tenuous long-forgotten reasons.