Appeal court allows 16 intervenors in site-blocking appeal

By Ahmad Hathout OTTAWA – The Federal Court of Appeal has approved a number of intervenors who can appear on appeal of the country’s first court-approved website-blocking order. The 16 approved parties will be divided into three groups, with each submitting one document laying out the arguments on behalf of their respective group. TekSavvy filed an appeal in November of a first-of-its-kind decision by the Federal Court to force the large cable companies and Bell to block the websites of GoldTV, a seller of IPTV products that delivered unlicensed content. The novel decision has far-reaching implications that touches on several...