Seems to me that they are only targeting large outfits like <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1278704516_0">YouTube</span> or Daily Motion
who's primary business is providing video on demand services at a
substantial scale. One hint is that the regulation "proposed a working
assumption of a total of 150 notifiable services". So they're not going
after small blogs and small biz sites if they think it's only going to
affect about 150 sites.<br><br>Right?<br><br>Peter Vautier<br>London Chinese Radio<br><span class="gI"></span><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 6:52 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sbuckley@gn.apc.org">sbuckley@gn.apc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Dear all<br>
<br>
I took part yesterday in a meeting of the UK Internet Governance Forum<br>
where the Culture Secretary, Ed Vaizey, gave a short speech on Internet<br>
governance. In the time for questions I was able to raise the issue of the<br>
implementation in the UK of the Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS)<br>
Directive and the proposed VOD charges. This is, verbatim, the Minister's<br>
response:<br>
<br>
"The point about the AVMS is a well made point. I would like to know what<br>
the association of video on demand providers [ATVOD] are saying about<br>
this, Whether this is something emerging from them or whether it is simply<br>
emerging from Ofcom, on its own, as it were. It is certainly something I<br>
would want to look into. Without wishing to give any of the officials who<br>
escorted me to this meeting a heart attack, it seems to me that it would<br>
be a difficult position where a one size fits all structure was imposed<br>
that meant that smaller, community-based organisations were getting the<br>
same kind of tariff as large media organisations. I am not sure, with the<br>
Directive itself, that it was the intention to do that."<br>
<br>
I think this is helpful and I suggest that CMA and others responding to<br>
the Ofcom statement, should ensure DCMS is also appraised of our concerns,<br>
especially given that Vaizey has committed to reducing regulatory burdens.<br>
<br>
A reminder to all, that the statement is here, and the deadline 15 July:<br>
<a href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/vod_proposals/statement/" target="_blank">http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/vod_proposals/statement/</a><br>
<br>
Best wishes<br>
<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
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