Canada's Supreme Court dealt a blow to artists and a benefit to telecoms and gaming companies by scrapping some fees for music downloaded via the Internet or used in videogames as part of five copyright rulings on Thursday July 12, 2012.
The court also ruled that previews of songs in online digital stores such as Apple Inc's iTunes are not an infringement of laws and do not merit royalty payments.
Canada's performing rights society previously collected fees for both streamed and downloaded music on the Internet on behalf of artists. Following the rulings, the group will only collect fees on streamed music. MORE HERE
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