Download This PaperSupreme Court of Canada Rules that Music Streaming Constitutes a Communication 'to the Public' and can be Appropriately Tariffed
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Forthcoming
6 Pages Posted: 23 Jul 2012 Last revised: 28 Apr 2015
Date Written: July 23, 2012
Abstract
In Rogers Communications Inc. v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 35, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld the Copyright Board’s certification of a tariff for communication royalties when such works are streamed through the Internet.
Keywords: 2012 SCC 35, Rogers, SOCAN, Canada, Supreme Court, tariff, royalty, communication, music, musical work
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Crowne, Emir, Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Music Streaming Constitutes a Communication 'to the Public' and can be Appropriately Tariffed (July 23, 2012). Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, Forthcoming , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2115359 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2115359
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