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Respondent
- Parties: The applicants were Copyright Collective of Canada, Canadian Broadcasters Rights Agency, Canadian Retransmission Collective, Canadian Retransmission Right Association, Direct Response Television Collective Inc., FWS Joint Sports Claimants, Inc, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, and Border Broadcasters Inc. The respondents were Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Inc., Cogeco Communications Inc., Videotron Ltd., Telus Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc., the Canadian Communication Systems Alliance, and Major League Baseball Collective of Canada Inc.
- Subject Matter: This judicial review application sought to set aside the Copyright Board of Canada's redetermination decision, which certified a revised tariff of royalties payable to the applicants by retransmitters, including the respondents, for the retransmission of distant television signals in Canada for the years 2014-18. The application sought an order making the correct amendments to the Board’s rate calculation, substituting the correct tariff rates, and directing the Board to issue a new certified tariff. This case is ongoing.
- Date: The hearing was set on Feb. 11, 2025.
- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal.
- Amount: No financial award was specified.
Court
Federal Court of AppealCase Number
A-57-24Practice Area
Intellectual propertyAmount
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Trial Start Date
10 February 2024Download documents