17 May, 2012 Last updated 10 hours 54 minutes ago

ISPs provide mere 'mode of transmission,' Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision Thursday that said Internet service providers (ISPs) do not carry on broadcasting activities under the Broadcasting Act and merely provide a “mode of transmission.”

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