CAB wants Judicial Review SOCAN decision

OTTAWA – With a tariff decision it finds “egregious and flawed” facing Canadian radio broadcasters, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters filed a motion with the Federal Court of Canada on Tuesday asking for a judicial review of the Copyright Board’s October 14 decision. In its decision on the tariffs radio stations pay to the Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) and the Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada (NRCC) for the rights to play music, the Copyright Board of Canada raised the rates on these tariffs, which will result in an overall increase in fees paid by...