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Previews of musical works do not infringe copyright
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- July 13 2012
As we've discussed in a number of recent blog posts, the Supreme Court of Canada this week released a number of major copyright-related decisions
Performers and makers of film soundtracks not entitled to broadcast royalties
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- July 13 2012
In a ruling issued July 12, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Copyright Board in Re: Sound v. Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, concluding that performers and makers of sound recordings are not entitled to royalties for the broadcast of their recordings in film or on television as part of a movie soundtrack
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
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
CSI proposes tariffs for non-commercial radio stations (2011), online music (2011), and satellite radio (2011-2013)
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- March 1 2011
On July 17, 2010, CSI, the company formed as a royalty-collection vehicle by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada (SODRAC) , proposed three new tariffs which would apply to the reproduction of music (which can include broadcasting, streaming and downloading) by non-commercial radio stations, online music providers, and satellite radio providers
How "the public" can equal one person
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- December 8 2010
In early September 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal concurred with an earlier decision of the Canadian Copyright Board "(Board)" holding that the download by a single user of a music file from an online music service is a communication of the musical work to the public by telecommunication
Theft, pie and the public domain
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada, USA
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- November 11 2010
The power of social media was on full display this past week, as the unauthorized publication of a recipe for apple pie drew a quick and virulent online response
CSI proposes tariffs for non-commercial radio stations (2011), online music (2011), and satellite radio (2011-2013)
- Stikeman Elliott LLP
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- Canada
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- July 22 2010
On July 17, 2010, CSI, the company formed as a royalty-collection vehicle by the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) and the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada (SODRAC) , proposed three new tariffs which would apply to the reproduction of music (which can include broadcasting, streaming and downloading) by non-commercial radio stations, online music providers, and satellite radio providers
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