I think it is a major issue because of what is sitting in the archives. It could be seen anywhere around the world--not just in Canada, but people around the world could see it. For example, I saw Brendan Behan in a debate with some stodgy British aristocrat, and it was brilliant. It was on CBC, and you wouldn't see that anywhere else.
I'm running out of time, so I'm going to have to change channels. CBC made national and international news for two reasons: the first was their decision to use BitTorrent to distribute Canada's Next Prime Minister, and the second was the throttling of that show by some of the ISPs, who saw it as a peer-to-peer threat.
I'm interested in the decision to use BitTorrent for distribution and whether or not you're looking at these new platforms for further exploration.