[jplr8922]

Well what is to be expected of an old school nationalist government, with a mindset from another generation? Its an easy win which makes them look good. I do not have any problem with the extra money going back to Quebec artists through royalties. However I would rather have an overhaul of the royalties system, which is based on a pre-digital world. Oh well.

[salamandersauce]

I would worry that the government will waste extra money paying higher royalties than private parties would for the same song since they have to license some Quebec artists song. Makes more sense to me to fund new artists with the condition that the government gets to play those songs royalty free for whatever. Celine Dion has enough money.

[Wowfunhappy]

> Makes more sense to me to fund new artists with the condition that the government gets to play those songs royalty free for whatever.

I wonder if it would make sense to do both. Fund artists with the condition that their work is free for governmental use—then make sure the government actually takes advantage.

I suspect part of Quebec's goal is to give home-grown music more cultural attention, so that eventually it may become more popular in its own right. But the government won't necessarily decide to use a song just because it's free—after all, there's plenty of free creative commons music available already.

[ant6n]

I worry most that policies like this will further the populist nationalist thinking, dividing people in us (white francophones of French colonial descent) and them (everybody else).

[bananabiscuit]

I think is also a good way to apply some small amount of pressure towards preserve culture.

Policies like this do their small part to help prevent the whole world from turning into a United States pop music mono-culture.

[mkr-hn]

All the top music here in the US traces its roots around the world several times. You don't get today's top charts without someone messing around with a sampler from Japan in Europe in the '80s.