TekSavvy goes to Supreme Court on site-blocking decision

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – The Supreme Court earlier this month opened a file from TekSavvy in which the Internet service provider (ISP) asks for leave to appeal a Federal Court of Appeal ruling on site-blocking. In a May 2021 decision, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA), ruled the Federal Court has the authority to order ISPs to block sites that are infringing on the rights of content creators by disseminating their content online without permission. When the Federal Court issued the order in November 2020, it was the first time such a remedy was used and TekSavvy, a “pure” ISP...