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- Canadian Officials Execute Largest Ever Piracy Raid
- Last month, police raided an alleged music piracy operation in Winnipeg, Manitoba, resulting in what Canadian music industry representatives are calling the largest-ever counterfeit bust in Canadian history. According to the Canadian Recording Industry Association, a firm called Audiomaxx was raided by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Canadian Levy Extension Appeal Moves Forward
- As reported in the December issue of the IM, the Copyright Board of Canada CBC approved a levy extension in July that allowed for an additional retail charge of up to $75 on digital audio recorders, including MP3 players. The extension relates to a 1997 decision that established a levy...
- Research articles 2008-02-01
- Canadian Labels Oppose Charge on Digital Media Players
- In July, the Copyright Board of Canada CBC approved a levy extension on digital audio recorders such as MP3 players, allowing an additional retail charge of up to $75, depending on the memory capacity of the player. It's an extension of a levy established in 1997 on blank media including...
- Research articles 2007-12-01
- Heritage Report Blames Labels
- A Ministry of Canadian Heritage report blames record labels for the recent slump in music sales, reports Billboard. The Canadian Recording Industry Association CRIA calls the report "one-sided" and claims it fails to address copyright issues it sees as responsible for the decline. Canadian music sales are down Can$597 million...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- MEDIA ADVISORY-Graham Henderson, President Canadian Recording Industry Association, to address Canadian Club of Toronto.
- TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 27, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Intellectual Property under Assault in the Internet Age: Canada's Economy at a Crossroads. Graham Henderson President, Canadian Recording Industry Association Monday, May 1st (Address - 1 PM) Royal York Hotel, Ballroom...
- Research articles 2006-04-27
- Canadian Entertainment at a Glance.
- Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Apr 17, 2006 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The following is a quick look at the Canadian entertainment news making headlines. ROY DUPUIS TO PORTRAY 'THE ROCKET' ON THE BIG SCREEN During his 22-year...
- Research articles 2006-04-17
- Canadian Entertainment at a Glance.
- Winnipeg, MB, Oct 27, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The following is a quick look at the Canadian entertainment news making headlines. AIR FARCE HAS THAT OTTAWA FEEL Ottawa native Craig Lauzon had filmed a dozen commercials in 18 months when...
- Research articles 2005-10-27
- Canadian Entertainment at a Glance.
- Winnipeg, MB, Jun 21, 2005 Resource News International via COMTEX SOCAN SEEKS TARIFF ON RINGTONES Toronto - As downloading ringtones for cellphones becomes a habit for more and more people, pushing revenues for the sounds higher and higher, composers are demanding a slice of the...
- Research articles 2005-06-21
- Shaw Supports Protection of Internet Privacy Rights
- CALGARY, Alberta -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.NV.B) (NYSE:SJR) today welcomed last week's Federal Court of Appeal decision that confirmed the right to privacy for Canada's Internet users. The Court rejected the Canadian Recording Industry Association CRIA appeal of an earlier ruling that was seeking personal information about...
- Research articles 2005-05-26
- Shaw Supports Protection of Internet Privacy Rights.
- CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 26, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.NV.B) (NYSE:SJR) today welcomed last week's Federal Court of Appeal decision that confirmed the right to privacy for Canada's Internet users. The Court rejected the Canadian Recording Industry Association CRIA appeal of an...
- Research articles 2005-05-26
- Shaw will Continue to Defend Customer Privacy
- CALGARY, Alberta -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.NV.B) (NYSE:SJR) ("Shaw") announced today that it strongly opposes an appeal by the Canadian Recording Industry Association ("CRIA") in the Federal Court of Appeals that would require the Company to disclose personal information about its Internet customers who share or...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- Shaw will Continue to Defend Customer Privacy.
- CALGARY, ALBERTA, Apr 25, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX:SJR.NV.B) (NYSE:SJR) ("Shaw") announced today that it strongly opposes an appeal by the Canadian Recording Industry Association ("CRIA") in the Federal Court of Appeals that would require the Company to disclose personal...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- Canadian Entertainment at a Glance.
- Winnipeg, MB, Sep 22, 2004 Resource News International via COMTEX CRIA NAMES NEW PRESIDENT After a two-year search, the Canadian Recording Industry Association yesterday appointed a new president to sit in the hot seat to argue against the wrongs of unauthorized file-sharing and for the...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- Federal Court Protects Shaw's Customers (and "John and Jane Doe's") Privacy.
- CALGARY, ALBERTA, Mar 31, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The Federal Court of Canada has confirmed the position taken by Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") that it is not required to disclose personal information about its Internet customers to representatives of the Canadian Recording Industry Association...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Canadian judge says swapping songs online is legal
- Internet file-sharing is legal, a Canadian judge ruled Wednesday, a potentially big setback for the music industry. Record labels have been suing customers globally in a bid to stem the tide of online piracy. The Recording Industry Association of America has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against nearly 2,000 song...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Canadian music companies want to sue
- TORONTO -- A federal court in Canada is considering whether the recording industry can sue people who share music collections online. Court proceedings in the case, brought by the Canadian Recording Industry Association, began last week and are due to continue March 12. The music companies...
- Research articles 2004-02-23
Additional Resources
- Music industry moves to disconnect file sharers in U.S.
- The U.S. recording industry is shifting away from suing file sharers and toward working out deals with internet service providers that could see downloaders have their access cut off, but the issue in Canada is still muddy because of a lack of clear copyright law. The Recording Industry Association of...
- News items 2009-08-07
- CD pirates dash web music plan.
- Nov 18, 2001 Sunday Herald Sun ABIX via COMTEX -- Retailer HMV has announced that it will not offer online music downloads because of Internet piracy in Australia. In November 2001, HMV's UK division joined Japanese and Canadian divisions in offering downloads. In December,...
- Research articles 2001-11-17
- North American Free Trade Agreement: doors open on the Canadian front. (includes related article regarding Recording Industry Association of America Inc.'s opposition to North American Free Trade Agreement provisions)
- The recently forged North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA, which will eliminate trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico, will have mixed implications for audio and video duplicators both here and abroad. The Agreement, reached in August and supported strongly by ...
- Research articles 1992-10-01
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