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In a recent decision, SOCAN v. Bell Canada et al., the Federal Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of the Copyright Board of Canada in which it was held that 30-second previews offered by online music services like iTunes and Puretracks do not require the payment of royalties for the use of copyright in the underlying musical works
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada issued much anticipated rulings on a series of cases concerning copyright royalties for downloading and streaming of various kinds of musical works over the Internet, classroom copying of literary and artistic works, and recorded music in soundtracks that accompany movies and TV shows
After hearing a landmark series of five copyright cases in December 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal in another four
