- Parties: The appellants were Marshall Macciacchera dba Smoothstreams.tv, Antonio Macciacchera dba Smoothstreams.tv, Arm Hosting Inc., Star Hosting Limited (Hong Kong), Roma Works Limited (Hong Kong), and Roma Works SA (Panama). The respondents were Bell Media Inc., Rogers Media Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

- Subject Matter: The underlying case involved copyright law. The appellants asked the appeal court to set aside the Federal Court's costs award and to allow their appeal. The appeal challenged the adequacy of the Federal Court's sanction against the respondents for providing untruthful evidence in relation to their request for costs. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Sept. 3, 2024.

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.