LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Federal Court decision was too narrow; new BDU definition required

WELL, I GUESS THIS leaves Canada (temporarily?) offside with both Europe and the U.S.A. now.Pity, only in Canada you say?By the Federal Court of Appeal’s logic, VOD is not a broadcast undertaking either. And let’s recall that cable operators employ IP protocols to deliver all content – including that “requested” stuff.Two lessons hopefully learned here: First, the expert CRTC should not delegate tipping point policy decisions to narrow, interpretive and thin-knowledge based courts; and second, the only logical step now is to refine and amend the definition “broadcasting undertakings” in the Broadcasting Act. And please, no more whining and hand-wringing...