ISPs fire reply to SOCAN charge they are responsible for paying music tariffs
News | 10/22/2003 4:00 am EDT
Internet service providers (ISPs) have no control over the content passing through their pipes and thus shouldn’t be liable for copyright payments on music distributed over their networks, says a coalition of ISPs and their industry associations in a written argument to the Supreme Court of Canada. On October 16, the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP), the Canadian Cable Television Association (CCTA), TELUS Communications Inc., Bell Canada, Aliant Inc., and MTS Communications Inc. jointly filed a reply to an assertion by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) now in front of the Supreme Court that ISPs should pay a blanket licence fee to pay for music available online. This content is available to wirereport.ca subscribers Already a subscriber? Sign in here Unlock all the Canadian telecom, broadcasting and digital media news you need.Take a free trial or subscribe to The Wire Report now. FREE TRIALTwo weeks free access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. SUBSCRIBEUnlimited access to thewirereport.ca and our exlusive newsletters. Reuse & PermissionsUnauthorized distribution, transmission, reuse or republication of any and all content is strictly prohibited. To discuss re-use of this material, please contact: Customer Care, 613-688-8821 | subscriptions@hilltimes.com |