Re: Canadian webcast copyright question

On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, Scott Wetzel <scott.wetzel[_at_]cdlaw.com> wrote:
>
> Last week, a Canadian company began webcasting Canadian and US TV
> stations, streaming unedited live feeds. The company requires
> users to enter a Canadian telephone area code to access the webcast
> (living in Seattle, I punched in 604, the British Columbia area
> code, and thereupon received the webcast). See http://icravetv.com/
> (a simply dreadful name, eh?). The company apparently believes this
> practice is legal under Canadian copyright law.
>
> I'm curious as to what folks here think about a) the intellectual
> property questions (copyright or other violation?) and b) the choice
> of law / conflict of law issues should litigation ensue.

This has been in the Canadian news and it appears as if there is some controversy about the legality of it. The TV stations don't seem to be convinced that it is fine to do this but apparently the founder of this company was once a member of the Canadian Radio and Television Committee (CRTC) and feels it is legal within the rules of that regulatory body.

(I have the article from the paper with more information if anyone is interested)

Wendy Stephens
<wstephen[_at_]ucalgary.ca> Received on Tue Dec 07 1999 - 21:31:13 GMT