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SCC simsub ban rejection a boon for Canadian performers: ACTRA
Media | 12/19/2019 10:15 am EST
The nation’s highest court has quashed a 2016 decision by the CRTC to ban the substitution of Canadian advertising on American networks for the Super Bowl, which will mean more work opportunities for Canadian performers, a labour union says.
In a 7-2 decision released...
Japanese comics publisher wants info on alleged infringer from ISPs
Media | 08/20/2019 5:17 pm EDT
Shueisha Inc., a Japanese publisher of comic books, has filed an application in Federal Court to compel two Canadian internet service providers to fork over the personal...
Rogers can recover some costs to disclose customer info, SCC rules
Media | 09/14/2018 10:37 am EDT
OTTAWA --- In a decision that could serve as a deterrent to copyright...
Notice-and-notice effect on piracy unclear ahead of copyright review
Media | 03/13/2017 8:39 pm EDT
As the federal government gears up to review the Copyright Act later this year, information about the rate of piracy in Canada remains elusive, two full years since the implementation of the...
Distant TV signals losing value, service providers say
Media | 11/30/2015 9:13 pm EST
OTTAWA — Canada's major TV service providers argued before the Copyright Board of Canada on Monday that they should pay less for distant-TV signals because these channels are losing value as...
Carriers, SOCAN await court’s decision on ringtone money
telecom | 09/04/2014 6:55 pm EDT
OTTAWA — The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) outlined in Federal Court this week a multi-layered defence against an attempt by wireless carriers to reclaim about $12 million in royalties paid out for the downloading of ringtones. It argued that a 2012 Supreme Court decision that...