-Parties: The applicant was Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). The respondent was Ottawa Bluesfest.

-Subject Matter: This Federal Court matter involves a copyright infringement action in which SOCAN alleges that Ottawa Bluesfest performed or authorized the performance of SOCAN-repertoire musical works at its annual Bluesfest Music Festival in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 without a licence, and failed to pay royalties or file reports under SOCAN Tariff 4.A. Ottawa Bluesfest has counterclaimed, asserting that its conduct is exempt from liability under section 32.2(3) of the Copyright Act as a charitable organization. The case is ongoing.

-Date: The hearing was set on July 8, 2026.

-Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

-Amount: No financial award was specified.