Volume I

Issue : 10: November 13, 2003

• B.C. Court of Appeal Takes Note of Special Nature of an IT Business in Recent Decision
• Internet Browser Patent Re examination Ordered
• Time Warner to Enter the VoIP Market in California Bangladesh to Open VoIP to Private Sector
• CDT Releases Report on Spyware
• FTC Holiday Warning to E tailers
• B.C. Supreme Court has Jurisdiction Over Domain Name Dispute
• U.S. Court of Appeals Reverses FBI Eavesdropping Orders
• Pharma Companys Use of Cookies Found Not in of Violation of Privacy Legislation
• Manufacture of Garage Door Openers Uses DCMA to Fight Competitor
• Music Industry Establishes One-Stop International Licence for Webcasters
• Movie Industry Set to Sue Individual File Sharers in War Against Piracy
• Report Finds Identity Theft on the Rise in Canada
• Bank Managers Disclosure Of Private Information Leads To Cancelled Wedding

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Music Industry Establishes One-Stop International Licence for Webcasters

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents major and independent music labels, recently announced a new international agreement that will allow online radio broadcasters or "webcasters" to stream music programs on the Internet to consumers in a number of countries pursuant to a single "one-stop" licence.

Similar to the agreement on one-stop licensing of "simulcasts" by broadcasters simultaneously transmitting on the Internet which was introduced two years ago, this accord will make it easier for webcasters to provide their services legitimately by removing the previous requirement that they clear producers' rights by securing a licence from the collecting societies in each individual country. It is expected that the agreement will be signed by national collecting societies representing record producers in over 30 countries, including the USA, France, Germany, India, Spain and the UK, and will come into force over the next few weeks.

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