BROADCASTERS REQUEST EXCEPTION TO REPRODUCTION RIGHTS Broadcaster Broadcasters want the Copyright Act changed, so they are exempt from certain rights payments and reproduction obligations.
The Canadian Association of Broadcasters has submitted a brief on the impact of technological advances on broadcasters' copyright liability to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology as part of its study of Canadian science and technology.
The brief notes that when radio stations began using digital technology to make music files broadcast-ready, collectives began to claim fees based on the reproduction right. Rightsholders' claims for this right have since increased in number and in cost while the technology has evolved. This year, the radio industry faces significant increases in these fees. The CAB is asking the committee to recommend that the government amend the Copyright Act to provide broadcasters with an effective exception to reproduction right liability.
Click here to read the CAB’s submission. |