Cable / Telecom News

Rogers takes fee fight to the Supreme Court

TORONTO — Rogers Communications continues to fight for the right to charge copyright holders a fee for tracking down movie pirates on its networks, announcing that it has filed with the Supreme Court a notice of application to appeal a previous Federal Court of Appeal decision on the matter.In May, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Rogers is not allowed to demand a fee from copyright owners who ask the giant ISP to help track down individuals suspected of pirating movie and TV content. Rogers had until early August to appeal the decision, which it has done by filing...