(Toronto) – The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an application for judicial review filed by the Retail Council of Canada following the December 2003 Decision of the Copyright Board. The Retail Council had sought to overturn the private copying levy. Read more →

(Toronto) – The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) welcomes the Copyright Board’s certification of an interim tariff for 2005. Read more →

(Toronto)  The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) announced today that, with the recent distribution of a further $2.2 million, creators of recorded music have now received a total of $26.4 million in royalty payments from private copying of music in Canada. Read more →

(Toronto)  The group that collects and distributes the levy on blank media has today filed a court motion requesting that the three appeals to the Copyright Board be heard together. Read more →

(Toronto) – The Federal Court of Canada has ruled against Amico Imaging Services Inc, a company that has not paid the private copying levy on CDs they imported and distributed. Read more →

(Toronto) The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) has asked the Canadian Copyright Board to extend the private copying tariff for another year to cover 2005. Read more →

(Toronto)  The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) has hired a senior industry administrator to lead the agency. Read more →

(Toronto) The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) expressed disappointment this afternoon at simultaneous news conferences in Montreal and Toronto, with the 2003 rates tabled this morning by the Copyright Board. Read more →

With Respect to Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operation of the Copyright Act Filed with The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Summary of CPCC Submission: Section 92 Review

TORONTO  — The Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC), a group representing creators of music – songwriters, recording artists, music publishers and makers of recordings – is outraged that a coalition of electronics retailers and computer hardware manufacturers would use a thinly veiled advocacy campaign to drive consumers to retail outlets for the holiday season. Read more →