Supreme Court shoots down Bell’s appeal of $141 million signal piracy decision

MONTREAL – Quebecor says that Bell Canada’s ExpressVu is on the hook for some $141 million to Videotron and TVA Group after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear its appeal of a lower court decision that found it liable for failing to prevent the piracy of its satellite signals in Quebec.Bell escalated its appeal to the Supreme Court after the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled in March to uphold a previous judgement issued in 2012. The actions stem from allegations made by Videotron and TVA Group parent Quebecor that Bell failed to prevent the piracy of its Bell ExpressVu...