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In Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association et al. v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), 2008 FCA 6, the Federal Court of Appeal confirmed a decision of the Copyright Board of Canada that Internet transmissions of musical ringtones by wireless telephone and other Internet ringtone suppliers constitute “communications of musical works to the public” within the meaning of section 3(1)(f) of the Copyright Act
Advertising law in Canada encapsulates a multitude of legal issues and is governed by federal and provincial laws as well as self-regulatory codes, policies and bodies
