Post Tagged with: "Copyright Board"

CAB Wins Appeal of Commercial Radio Decision

The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned the Copyright Board's radio decision that boosted radio royalties by roughly thirty percent.  The decision is a big win for the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. The collectives may seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.  If they fail, the issue heads back […]

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October 23, 2006 Comments are Disabled News

CRIA and Private Copying

CRIA is currently leading a coalition that includes Apple, Bell, Rogers, and Napster in opposing an application for a new tariff for online downloads (I briefly posted on Graham Henderson's appearance before the Copyright Board last week and his startling claim that he had not read Nielson SoundScan data months after he referenced that data in a speech).  The lead statement in the case includes a discussion of private copying, after CSI (the group seeking the tariff) sought compensation for the copies that consumers make from digital downloads.  CSI argues that the recording industry authorizes consumers to make those copies.

CRIA's response?  They say they do no such thing – "the Online Music Services do not 'authorize' any further reproduction of downloads by the consumer."  Rather, CRIA notes that:

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September 20, 2006 3 comments News

CRIA at the Copyright Board

The Copyright Board of Canada is currently conducting hearings on a proposed online music services tariff and I dropped by the hearings this morning to hear the conclusion of the questioning of CRIA Graham Henderson.  Henderson, who was joined by Sony BMG counsel C.J. Prudham, had several noteworthy things to say about file sharing lawsuits, P2P usage in Canada, and the growth of online music sales.

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September 13, 2006 6 comments News

Copyright Board Issues Ringtone Decision

The Copyright Board of Canada has issued its decision involving SOCAN's application for a ten percent royalty on ringtones.  The application was opposed by CRIA and the telcos (I wrote about the issue in 2004). The Board awarded six percent.  More once I read the decision (Hat Tip: Howard Knopf).

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August 18, 2006 2 comments News

Copyright Board Spending Comes Under Taxpayer Scrutiny

The Ottawa Sun reports that the Canadian Taxpayer Federation is raising questions about the travel expenditures of Stephen Callary, the Vice-Chair of the Copyright Board.

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August 18, 2006 Comments are Disabled News