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Arguments begin in NHL site-blocking case before Federal Court

News | 11/10/2022 4:24 pm EST
Screen capture of "pirate IPTV" site identified for site-blocking. Image via Federal Court filing

Arguments began Thursday in a Federal Court case that would see pirated signals of NHL hockey games blocked. Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagné presided over the more than three hour proceeding, which repeatedly went in camera to protect confidential information.

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