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Free delivery! Supreme Court rules no copyright royalties for internet transmission of downloads
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- July 12 2012
In a major, but slim, victory for proponents of electronic commerce, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that online sellers of music and video game downloads are not required to pay more copyright royalties than their “bricks and mortar” counterparts, solely because the products from the virtual stores are delivered via the internet
Top 10 Canadian communications law developments for 2011
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- December 23 2011
The past year has seen many important developments in the area of Canadian communications law, and we have blogged about many of them here
Where does copyright law end and broadcasting regulation begin? Supreme Court to hear appeal on "value for signal"
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- September 29 2011
The long road for local broadcasters wanting to charge fees to cable and satellite companies for rebroadcasting their signals just got a little longer, as the Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to hear an appeal a Federal Court of Appeal decision that upheld the ability of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to establish such a regime
Supreme Court to hear five appeals concerning copyright tariffs
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- September 16 2011
In an unprecedented cluster of cases focusing on copyright, the Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal in five separate cases involving tariffs approved by the Copyright Board
Federal Court of Appeal says broadcasting policy trumps copyright law: CRTC has power to allow local broadcasters to demand fee for carriage
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- March 1 2011
"Free-to-air" local television signals may no longer be free to cable and satellite subscribers, following a recent court decision affirming the scope of the powers of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) under the Broadcasting Act
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