Reviewed decision
Television Retransmission Tariff (2014-2018) [Redetermination]
Held. In 2026 CB 9, the Copyright Board approved a revised television retransmission tariff after an appellate remittal.
Canadian creative life and law
Binder Humanities case cards
A separate case-card repository for all eight Humanities subjects. Reviewed decisions receive a short holding, while source-confirmed identities are labelled without inventing outcomes.
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SOCAN Tariff 6 – Motion Picture Theatres (2017-2027)
Held. In 2026 CB 8, the Copyright Board approved theatre music tariffs covering 2017 through 2027.
Reviewed decision
Commercial Radio Reproduction Tariff (CMRRA, SOCAN, CONNECT/Panorama and Artisti) (2027-2029)
Held. In 2026 CB 7, the Copyright Board approved the 2027 to 2029 commercial radio reproduction tariff without increasing the previous royalty rates.
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SOCAN Tariff 2.B – TVO (2023-2028)
Held. In 2026 CB 6, the Copyright Board allowed withdrawal of proposed SOCAN music tariffs concerning TVO for 2023 through 2028.
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Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Apple Canada Inc.
Held. In 2026 FCA 122, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed SOCAN's judicial review of a preliminary Copyright Board ruling as premature.
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Bell Canada v. Copyright Collective of Canada
Held. In 2026 FCA 107, the Federal Court of Appeal set aside a television retransmission tariff settlement date and related transitional provisions.
Reviewed decision
SOCAN Tariff 13.A – Aircrafts (2026-2028)
Held. In 2026 CB 4, the Copyright Board approved revised music royalty charges for aircraft use during 2026 to 2028, including separate per seat amounts for ground use and in flight programming.
Source-confirmed listing
Chambers v. The Vancouver Maritime Museum Society (No.2)
Identity only. Holding not yet verified. The original source confirms the case identity.
Reviewed decision
SOCAN Tariff 4.A – Popular Music Concerts (2025-2027)
Held. In 2026 CB 2, the Copyright Board approved the SOCAN popular music concert tariff for 2025 to 2027 while adjusting the minimum fees.
Source-confirmed listing
“Iglesia Ni Cristo” Church of Christ v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Identity only. Holding not yet verified. The original source confirms the case identity.
Source-confirmed listing
Nygard v Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Identity only. Holding not yet verified. The original source confirms the case identity.
Reviewed decision
The Nuchatlaht v. British Columbia
Held. The BC Court of Appeal recognized the Nuchatlaht's title to the pleaded Nootka Island area after rejecting a site-specific approach to historical and cultural evidence.
Reviewed decision
SOCAN Tariff 18 – Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025)
Held. In 2026 CB 1, the Copyright Board approved SOCAN Tariff 18 for recorded music used for dancing during 2023 to 2025.
Source-confirmed listing
Camrose Regional Exhibition and Agricultural Society v Camrose (City)
Identity only. Holding not yet verified. The original source confirms the case identity.
Reviewed decision
Interim Television Retransmission Tariff (2024-2028)
Held. In 2025 CB 22, the Copyright Board refused to amend interim television retransmission royalties for 2024 to 2028.
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Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association
Held. The Supreme Court rejected the idea of a separate extra royalty simply because music was made available online before a listener streamed it.
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Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)
Held. The majority allowed Mike Ward's appeal under Quebec's discrimination framework.
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York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright)
Held. The Court dismissed the appeal, holding that the tariff did not compel a user to pay without accepting its licence.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc.
Held. The Supreme Court held that temporary music copies made for broadcasting implicated reproduction rights, but the Copyright Board had to reconsider how those uses were valued.
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Cinar Corporation v. Robinson
Held. The Claude Robinson copyright dispute showed why substantial copying must be assessed through the original creative work as a whole, rather than by disassembling it into isolated elements.