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Auburn Annie · 06-30-2004, 03:48 PM

The Associated Press
Updated: 1:58 p.m. ET June 30, 2004

TORONTO - Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Internet service providers do not have to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by Web customers.

Companies providing wide access to the Web are merely “intermediaries” who are not bound by Canadian copyright legislation, the court said in a 9-0 ruling.

At issue was an effort by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, or SOCAN, to force Internet service providers to pay a tariff.

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06-30-2004, 03:48 PM	#1
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	The Associated Press Updated: 1:58 p.m. ET June 30, 2004 TORONTO - Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Internet service providers do not have to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by Web customers. Companies providing wide access to the Web are merely “intermediaries” who are not bound by Canadian copyright legislation, the court said in a 9-0 ruling. At issue was an effort by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, or SOCAN, to force Internet service providers to pay a tariff. ****************************************** for the rest of the article see http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5334349/