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The Supreme Court Copyright Hearings, Day Two: The Fight to Roll Back Fair Dealing

Michael Geist | Posted 02.07.2012 | Canada Business
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Michael Geist

The second hearing of the day involved a fight between broadcast distributors and the copyright collective Re:Sound over the "performance" of music in movie and TV show soundtracks. Re:Sound's counsel ducked so many questions that Justice Abella joked, "You're lucky I have nothing else to do this afternoon."

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Universal Music Sues Insurer to Pay for its Copyright Infringement in Canadian Class Action Lawsuit

Michael Geist | Posted 01.15.2012 | Canada Business
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Michael Geist

Earlier this year, the four primary members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association (now Music Canada) settled the largest copyright class action lawsuit in Canadian history by agreeing to pay over $50 million to compensate for infringing uses of sound recordings. The Canadian case has now settled, but Universal Music has filed its own lawsuit, this time against its insurer.

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