Paying for music on the Internet... (fwd)

[K Nayyer]

I'm posting the following message by request. Please excuse any
duplications.

Kim

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Kim Nayyer B.Sc. LL.B
MLIS Student
University of Alberta
knayyer at ualberta.ca

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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:27:41 -0400
From: Lesley Ellen Harris <lesley at copyrightlaws.com>
Subject: Paying for music on the Internet...

RE:  Canadian Copyright Board Rules on the Protection of Music on the
Internet.

The long awaited decision of the Copyright Board of Canada, on whether music
made available on the Internet is protected under Canadian copyright law,
and entitles Canada's musical performing rights society, SOCAN (the
equivalent to BMI and ASCAP in the U.S.), to collect royalties from Internet
service providers (ISPs) will be released on Wednesday, October 27, 1999.
An  electronic version (Adobe Acrobat) of the decision will be available at
http://copyrightlaws.com on Wednesday at 10:30 am EST.

The decision pertains only to the legal issues raised by SOCAN's Tariff 22
(Transmission of Musical Works to Subscribers via a Telecommunications
Service), commonly referred to as the Internet music use tariff. Questions
relating to the amount of royalties to be paid under the tariff will be
determined in separate proceedings. The panel who heard the case consisted
of Michel Hétu, Q.C., the former Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Board, along
with two members, Mrs. Adrian Burns and Mr. Andrew E. Fenus.

This is an exciting landmark decision that will shape Canadian copyright law
and will undoubtedly serve as a precedent around the world.



Lesley Ellen Harris
libraries at copyrightlaws.com
http://copyrightlaws.com