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Tariff 22 Continues – SOCAN Seeks 25% Levy on iTunes
My regular Law Bytes column (non-registered version or Toronto Star version, homepage version) highlights the continuing saga of Tariff 22. SOCAN, a leading Canadian copyright collective, recently filed a revised application that targets all websites that communicate music to the public. The tariff proposal includes an astonishing 25 percent of gross revenue for music download services and 15 percent for webcasters. When combined with other tariff proposals, Canada's collectives are seeking at least 40 percent of gross revenues from music download services, representing a far greater threat to the business model than peer-to-peer file sharing.
High Court Tackles Web Lottery; Online Music to Come
While the public's attention has understandably been occupied with other events, the Canadian Supreme Court has recently been active on the technology law front.
Vital Ruling Misses Boat on Offshore Servers
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