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Motion Picture Association-Canada et al. v. Canadian Assoc. of Broadcasters

- Parties: The appellants/applicants were the Motion Picture Association-Canada (MPAC); Crunchyroll, LLC; Netflix Services Canada ULC; Paramount Entertainment Canada ULC; and Pluto Inc. The respondent was the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB). 

- Subject Matter: Amazon.com.ca ULC, Apple Canada Inc., and Spotify AB filed judicial review applications and received leave to appeal the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)’s Broadcasting Policy CRTC 2024-121-1 dated Aug. 29, 2024, as well as orders requiring certain payments. Amazon, Apple, and Spotify requested a stay in this matter. The Motion Picture Association-Canada (MPAC) and other parties also wanted to stay the requirement for them to contribute to the independent local news fund (ILNF). On Dec. 23, 2024, in Amazon.com.ca ULC v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 217, the appeal court agreed to stay the individual orders issued to Amazon, Apple, and Spotify or the relevant parts of the order appended to the August policy until it could decide the judicial review applications and appeals challenging the August policy. The appeal court also stayed the requirement for the MPAC and others to make payments to the ILNF. In granting the stay, the appeal court held that the parties were able to show that there would be a serious issue for trial and irreparable harm without a stay. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on June 9, 2025. 

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified. 

Motion Picture Association-Canada et al.
Amazon.com.ca ULC
Apple Canada Inc.
Law Firm / Organization
Goodmans LLP
Lawyer(s)

Nando De Luca

Spotify AB
Netflix Services Canada ULC
Law Firm / Organization
Goodmans LLP
Lawyer(s)

Peter D. Ruby

Paramount Entertainment Canada ULC
Law Firm / Organization
Goodmans LLP
Lawyer(s)

Peter D. Ruby

Pluto Inc.
Law Firm / Organization
Goodmans LLP
Lawyer(s)

Peter D. Ruby

Crunchyroll LLC
Law Firm / Organization
Goodmans LLP
Lawyer(s)

Peter D. Ruby

Attorney General of Canada
Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB)
SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada)
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Black Screen Office
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Black Screen Office Fund
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Broadcasting Accessibility Fund
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Friends of Canadian Media
Law Firm / Organization
Unrepresented
Federal Court of Appeal
A-225-24
Media & communications law
Not specified/Unspecified
02 July 2024