| Copyright Board |
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Commission du droit d’auteur |
| Date
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2013-12-19
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| Citation
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File: Retransmission 2014-2018
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| Regime
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Retransmission of Distant Television and Radio Signals
Copyright Act, section 66.51
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| Members
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The Honourable William J. Vancise
Mr. Claude Majeau
Mr. J. Nelson Landry
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interim tariff for the retransmission of distant television and radio signals, 2014-2018
Reasons for decision
[1] At the request of the television collective societies (Border Broadcasters, Inc. (BBI); Canadian Broadcasters Rights Agency (CBRA); Copyright Collective of Canada (CCC); Canadian Retransmission Collective (CRC); Canadian Retransmission Right Association (CRRA); Direct Response Television Collective Inc. (DRTVC); FWS Joint Sports Claimants Inc. (FWS); Major League Baseball Collective of Canada, Inc. (MLB); Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)), the radio collective societies (CBRA, CRRA, SOCAN) and the Objectors,
[1]
and subject to the following changes, the Board extends, on an interim basis, the application of the Television Retransmission Tariff, 2009-2013 and of the Radio Retransmission Tariff, 2009-2013. These tariffs will remain in force, unless modified, until the final tariffs are certified for the years 2014 to 2018.
[2] In the full title of both tariffs, the word “Interim” is added before “Royalties” and “2014 to 2018” are substituted for “2009 to 2013”.
[3] Section 1 of the television tariff shall now read Interim Television Retransmission Tariff, 2014-2018. Section 1 of the radio tariff shall now read Interim Radio Retransmission Tariff, 2014-2018.
[4] The table in Section 8 of the television is replaced by the following:
| Number of premises
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Monthly rate for each premises receiving one or more distant signals (cents)
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|---|---|
| Up to 1,500
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41
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| 1,501-2,000
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46
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| 2,001-2,500
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52
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| 2,501-3,000
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58
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| 3,001-3,500
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63
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| 3,501-4,000
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69
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| 4,001-4,500
|
75
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| 4,501-5,000
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81
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| 5,001-5,500
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86
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| 5,501-6,000
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92
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| 6,001 and over
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98
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[5] In section 27, “2024” is substituted for “2019”.
[6] Sections 34 to 37 of the television tariff are eliminated. These transitional provisions are unnecessary in the interim tariff.
Gilles McDougall
Secretary General
[1]
Bell Canada, Bragg Communications Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Shaw Communications Inc., Cogeco Cable Inc., Videotron G.P., TELUS Communications Company, MTS Inc., and the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance.