News Media Canada is calling for the federal government to give publishers new IP rights for the content they produce and the data generated by users interacting with it, and to require that platforms license it at collectively bargained “fair market prices.” Its new report estimates publishers would make $620 million in revenue, and could maintain 700 journalists’ jobs. Facebook spokesperson Meg Sinclair told The Logic the report “misrepresents the way that some of our products work,” adding that news organizations voluntarily post content on the platform. Google Canada vice-president Sabrina Geremia said the report “ignores the significant value” the company has provided to publishers, citing traffic from the search engine to their websites and its global news partnerships. (Postmedia CEO Andrew MacLeod, who is involved in News Media’s talks with the federal government, is a board member of The Logic, and Postmedia is an investor.) (The Logic)

Talking point: News Media said the licensing model wouldn’t cost the government or users; the organization is one of eight represented on an advisory panel that determined eligibility for Ottawa’s $600-million package of journalism tax credits and incentives. Both Google and Facebook have pushed back on the proposed Australian rules, citing a lack of caps on payments and concerns over data-disclosure requirements. Meanwhile, Lilly Singh, the Scarborough, Ont.-raised YouTuber and late-night host, is opposing an Ottawa-appointed panel’s recommendation that the video platform be subject to discoverability requirements for Canadian content.