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Exposé conjoint des questions - Totem Médias Inc. c CONNECT Music Licensing Service Inc.

Collection	Détails de l’instance
Date	2024-02-06
Type de document	Énoncé des questions
Société de gestion	Connect
Notes	Le présent document n’émane pas de la Commission du droit d’auteur. Il n’a pas été traduit et il est disponible uniquement dans la langue dans laquelle il a été déposé auprès de la Commission.
Régime	Arbitrage

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BETWEEN :

Matter Number: 71-2023-01

TOTEM MÉDIAS INC.

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CONNECT MUSIC LICENSING SERVICE INC.

Applicant

Respondent

JOINT STATEMENT OF ISSUES

1. What are fair and equitable rates, and related terms and conditions (including minimum payments if any), for Totem’s reproduction of sound recordings in CONNECT’s repertoire in connection with the operation of Totem’s background music service?

a. What rates and terms would be agreed upon between a willing buyer and a willing seller acting in a competitive market with all relevant information, at arm’s length and free of external constraints?

b. Are there any relevant public interest considerations? c. Are there any other relevant criteria that the Board should take into account? i. What is the relevance, if any, of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in CBC v. SODRAC?

2. Is it appropriate for the Board to use benchmarks or proxies in setting the royalty rates and related terms and conditions for Totem? If so,

a. Do CONNECT’s existing licences with background music services serve as appropriate benchmarks?

b. What other benchmarks or proxies would be suitable?

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c. Should the Board consider the relative value of the right to reproduce sound recordings compared to the value of the other rights used by Totem to provide background music services?